'''치맥'''은 "[[닭튀김|치킨]](Chicken)"과 "[[맥주]](麥酒)"의 합성어이다.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seoul Night Tour Gangnam (Cheongdam)|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1928572|publisher=KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION|accessdate=4 November 2014|date=27 June 2014}}</ref>