# Harlem sunset

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fatal wound caused by a knife fight.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/harlem-sunset