cho-mo
n.— «If you prove to me that someone is a cho-mo (child molester) around here, or stole from one of us, I’ll go get him for ya.» —“Night In The City” by Brian Smith Phoenix New Times (Ariz.) Dec. 3, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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