"chimo" meaning in English

See chimo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.moʊ/
Rhymes: -iːməʊ Etymology: From Inuktitut ᓴᐃᒧ (saimo, “goodbye; peace be with you”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|iu|ᓴᐃᒧ||goodbye; peace be with you}} Inuktitut ᓴᐃᒧ (saimo, “goodbye; peace be with you”)
  1. (Canada) Hello; goodbye. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-chimo-en-intj-m3bbZviJ Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.moʊ/ Forms: chimos [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimo (plural chimos)
  1. (US, prison slang) A child molester. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-chimo-en-noun-i8s2I-w6 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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