Rock Chalk
Phrase
- Meaning
- Kansas chant referring to the chalky limestone of Mount Oread, home of KU.
- Type
- Phrase
- Used in
- Lawrence, Kansas
What does “Rock Chalk” mean
Half of the call-and-response 'Rock Chalk, Jayhawk' chant adopted by the University of Kansas in 1886, with 'Rock Chalk' being a transposition of 'chalk rock,' the Cretaceous limestone underlying KU's Mount Oread campus. It's used as a greeting, a goodbye and a battle cry by Kansans far beyond basketball season.
Where it's used
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