chimo

English

Etymology 1

From Inuktitut ᓴᐃᒧ (saimo, “goodbye; peace be with you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.moʊ/

Interjection

chimo

1. (Canada) hello; goodbye.

Usage notes

• 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

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.moʊ/

Noun

chimo (plural chimos)

1. (US, prison slang) 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

• Mochi, mochi, ohmic

Italian

Etymology

From Latin chȳmus, from Ancient Greek χῡμός (khūmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.mo/
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: chì‧mo

Noun

chimo m (plural chimi)

1. (physiology) chyme

Anagrams

• mochi

Spanish

Verb

chimo

1. first-person singular present indicative of chimar