chi-mo
n.— «What is it with all the Key Estates addresses popping up with drugs and chi-mos?…I know i would not a chi-mo living in the same area as i do.» —“Dad pleads guilty to using drugs around kids” by growup North Platte Bulletin (Nebraska) July 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Chris in Omaha, Nebraska, asks about the use of the adjective husky to describe the boys’ clothing section in a department store. This coded term refers to clothes made for heavier fellows. Husky was originally a positive term connoting the...
John in Omaha, Nebraska, wonders about a phrase that encourages someone to attend an event or risk being left out or feeling uncool: be there or be square. Don’t fall for the fake etymology about people wearing boxes on their heads! Ditto for...