Meanings
- offensiveslangDerogatory name for Philadelphia: a major city in Pennsylvania, United States.
They locked me in chains, niggas took shots with my frame / In Killadelphia where bodies be dropping like rain
2014, “Gettin' Money”, performed by Meek Mill
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of kill + Philadelphia, a reference to the city's high homicide rate.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Killadelphia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killadelphia
“Killadelphia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killadelphia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Killadelphia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killadelphia.
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