cho

C3H4O1
UK/t͡ʃəʊ/US/t͡ʃoʊ/

proper noun

A surname from Korean.

OriginKorean 조(趙) →
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Meanings

cho1

determiner

alternative cho'

  1. dialectalnonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of your, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.

    “Shut cho ass up,” Meka said while blushing.

    2014, Kahlil Armstrong, Maria's Loyalty..., Author House, →ISBN, page 75
    2 more examples

    “Do you ever get cho acrylics done? Acrylics. You know, nails. Look at mine. I have them done every Thersday for my man. I bet yo’ man would like that.”

    2006, Leroy Clark, Writing for the Stage: A Practical Playwriting Guide, Allyn & Bacon, →ISBN, page 159

    “Moe, get cho ass in here!” His deep baritone voice caused me to stop in my tracks.

    2018 November 3, A.J. Davidson, Fallin' for a Westside Dope Boy 2, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN

Cho2

proper nounCho (plural Chos)

plural Chos

  1. A surname from Korean.
  2. A surname from Cantonese.

CHO3

nounCHO (countable and uncountable, plural CHOs)

plural CHOs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of chief happiness officer: a person employed to improve employees' morale.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of chief health officer.
  3. abbreviationacronymuncountablebiotechnologyAcronym of Chinese hamster ovary (only used attributively as an adjective).

Origin

cho · determiner

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of your. Compare yo and cha.

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Cho · proper noun

  1. Korean조(趙)
  2. EnglishCho

From Korean 조(趙) (Jo) and 조(曺) (Jo), or Cantonese 曹 (cou4).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cho

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

cho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cho

MLA

“cho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cho. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cho,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cho.

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