harlem sunset

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Definition of harlem sunset in English English dictionary

A fatal wound caused by a knife fight

We had some mean turf wars with rival Latino and Italian gangs, and I've still got the scars to prove it: one under my left eye from some Romano's chain, and one just to the right of my right shoulder blade from some bitch who tried to give me a Harlem sunset –yup, that can happen in Detroit, too.

Related Terms

Harlem sunsets

plural form of Harlem sunset

Hyphenation

Har·lem sun·set

Turkish pronunciation

härlım sʌnset

Pronunciation

/ˈhärləm ˈsənˌset/ /ˈhɑːrləm ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

Etymology

() Used in Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely (1940), suggesting the red colour of a sunset.