chomo

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US/ˈt͡ʃoʊmoʊ/UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊməʊ/

noun

A child molester.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounchomo (plural chomos)

plural chomos

  1. USslangA 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!

    2003, Jimmy Lerner, You Got Nothing Coming: Notes from a Prison Fish, page 77
    2 more examples

    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 […]

    2012, Conrad Black, A Matter of Principle, page 451

    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. […]

    2013, Landon Parham, First Night of Summer, page 300

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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

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APA

chomo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chomo

MLA

“chomo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chomo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chomo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chomo.

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