"chimo" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.moʊ/
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”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} chimo
  1. (Canada) hello; goodbye. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-chimo-en-intj-BcvYjYaz 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) child molester Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-chimo-en-noun--futybZc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chimo meaning in English (2.2kB)

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