noun General Slang

chomo

· noun · prison

US prison slang for a child molester.

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American prison contraction of 'child molester' — the lowest rung in the prison hierarchy. Getting marked a chomo means PC (protective custody) or you're not making it through the yard. The term has crossed over into wider internet usage as a generic insult, which inmates and prison-reform folks both find grim.

“He's doing his time on the chomo wing because gen pop would kill him.”
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chomo In A Sentence

He's doing his time on the chomo wing because gen pop would kill him.

Origin & Usage

American prison slang, contraction of 'child molester'. Spread into wider use via prison documentaries, true-crime podcasts, and Reddit forums in the 2010s.

Variants cho-mochimo

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