chomo

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃoʊmoʊ/
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/ˈt͡ʃoʊmoʊ/ · /ˈt͡ʃəʊməʊ/

Definition of chomo

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, slang)A child molester.
    “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!”
    “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 […]”
    “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. […]”

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Etymology

From a blend of chi(ld) + mo(lester). Possibly blended with homo (“(derogatory) homosexual, gay man”).

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