chitlin circuit

or chit·lin' cir·cuit

[ chit-lin sur-kit ]

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noun

, Informal.

a group of clubs and theaters featuring Black performers and intended to appeal to Black people.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chitlin circuit¹

First recorded in 1965–70; so called because of the assumption that chitlins (one of several dialect pronunciations of chitterlings ( def ) ) are eaten mostly by African Americans

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