row. 2. n. a short, friendly conversation.
I’d like to have a little chitchat with you
when you have time. We had a chitchat
about the problem, and I think things will
work out.Chi(town)[“SaItaUn or “tSaItaUn] n. Chi-
cago, Illinois. I can’t wait to get back
to old Chitown. I was born in Chi.
chivGo to shiv.
chiz[tSIz] in. to relax. (Collegiate.) I gotta
get back to my room and chiz awhile.
Chiz, guys, things are getting a little rough.
chock-fullmod. totally full. The new
musical is just chock-full of laughs. The
trunk is chock-full. There’s no more room.
chocoholicn. a person who craves choco-
late. (Patterned on alcoholic.) Cake, ice
cream, pie—make it chocolate. I’m a
chocoholic and I’m glad. I have a real
treat for you chocoholics—triple chocolate
cheesecake.
choicemod. nice; cool. We had a choice
time at Tom’s party. This new tunage
is real choice.
choke 1. in. [for a computer] to fail to take
in information being fed to it. (Comput-
ers.) If you don’t have your modem and
your software set the same way as the host,
your machine will choke. I did what you
told me, but it choked anyway. 2. in. to
panic before or during a test. (From choke
up.) I choked and couldn’t finish. She
always chokes during a test.
chokedmod. having to do with overly di-
luted drugs. This stuff is choked. Don’t
score with that guy again. Why is this
stuff so stepped on—you know, choked?
choker 1. n. a cigarette; a cigarette butt.
Put that damn choker out in my house!
I can smell a choker the minute somebody
lights it. 2. n. a necktie. Let’s go out to
eat where I don’t have to wear a choker.
Hey, Tom! That’s a classy new choker
you’re wearing!
choke the chicken Go to beat the
dummy.
chones 1. n. the testicles. (From Spanish
cojones. Usually objectionable.) Yo u
look at me that way again, and you will
be saying goodbye to your chones. 2. n.
bravado. (See also balls; ballsy.Usually
objectionable.) Man, has he got chones!
Why are you always trying to prove that
you have chones?choomsn. the testicles. (Usually objec-
tionable.) He got hit in the chooms in
the football game.
chopn. a rude remark; a cutting remark.
Jerry made some chop about the way I
dress. That was a rotten chop! Take it
back!chopped livern. someone or something
worthless. And who am I? Chopped
liver?choppern. a helicopter. The chopper that
monitors the traffic goes over my house
every morning at 6:00. I never want to
ride in a chopper. Those things scare me.choppersn. the teeth. I may be on my
last legs, but my choppers are still my own.
That horse has a nice set of choppers.chop-shopn. a place where stolen cars are
cut or broken up into car parts for resale.
The state is cracking down on these
chop-shops. Once a stolen car gets to a
chop-shop, there’s no hope of identifying it.
chotchkeGo to tchotchke.chow 1. n. food. I need some chow be-
fore I go out and shovel snow. What time
is chow served around here? 2. tv. & in.
to eat (something). (See also chow
down.) I’ve been chowing canned tuna
and stale bagels to save money. When
do we chow? 3. Go to ciao.chowderheadn. a stupid person. Look,
chowderhead, do what I told you. Don’t
be such a chowderhead.chow downin. to eat; to take a meal.
Over there is where we chow down. It’s
past my time to chow down.chow houndn. someone who loves to eat;
a heavy eater. Harry is a real chow
hound, and he’s got love handles to prove
it. Okay, listen up all you chow hounds.
There’s extra beans tonight!Chi(town)