chomo

See also: -chomo

English

Etymology

From a corrupted blend of chi(ld) +‎ mo(lester).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊmoʊ/

Noun

chomo (plural chomos)

1. (US, prison slang) A child molester.
   • 2003, Jimmy Lerner, You Got Nothing Coming: Notes from a Prison Fish, page 77:

     Fuckers never see the light of day. Nevada Fucking Prisneyland, O.G.! Homos, snitches, Chomos, straight-up J-Cats, and children all P.C.'d up together, scandalous shit, dawg!

   • 2012, Conrad Black, A Matter of Principle, page 451:

     The child molesters (chomos, they are called) were a peculiar group. Some hobbled about with canes or walkers from the beatings they had received from some other prisoners because of their perceived moral degeneracy […]

   • 2013, Landon Parham, First Night of Summer, page 300:

     Charlie shifted in his chair and inhaled the fresh, evening air. “See, child molesters—they call them chomos—have it the roughest in prison. Even the worst, most sadistic convicts have no respect for pedophiles. […]

Related terms

• chimo

Anagrams

• choom, mooch

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈbõ/

Noun

chomo (plural chomoá)

1. sound made by throwing something into water.

Synonyms

• cábu

References

• N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "chomo", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
• N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN