chimo
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Inuktitut ᓴᐃᒧ (saimo, “goodbye; peace be with you”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]chimo
Usage notes
[edit]- Chimo was introduced in an effort to create a national greeting akin to ciao or aloha. The word was somewhat popular during the Canadian centennial celebrations, but in current use is mostly ironic.
Etymology 2
[edit]Shortening.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chimo (plural chimos)
- (US, prison slang) A child molester.
- 2010 March 26, Ryan Hudson, “There'll Be Hell to Pay”, in ChannelATE[1]:
- Oh no, did I end up in Hell because I was atheist my whole life?
No, people don't go to Hell for being atheist, you chi-mo.
- 2011, S. Beth Lucchese, Vamp in the Mirror: Vampire Romance and Adventure:
- I can spot a chimo before he gets the chance to do harm.
- 2015, Lis Wiehl, The Mia Quinn Collection:
- In prison, a chimo—slang for child molester—was the lowest of the low.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin chȳmus, from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chimo m (plural chimi)
Anagrams
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]chimo
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