chow something downtv. to eat some-
thing, probably quickly or without good
manners. We can chow this pizza down
in about two minutes! I found a box of
cookies and chowed it down before any-
body knew what I was doing.
Christmas treen. a drunkard. (From be-
ing litlike a Christmas tree.) Some old
Christmas tree staggered by, muttering to
herself. A well-dressed Christmas tree
sat in the corner—lit up, of course.
chrome-domen. a shiny, bald head; a man
with a bald head. (Also a rude term of
address.) The guy with the chrome-
dome suddenly grasped his chest and made
a face. Hey, chrome-dome, you’re blind-
ing me!
chubbo[“tS@bo] n. a fat person. (From
chubby.) Mary is a happy little chubbo.
She’ll probably outgrow all her baby fat.
Look at those chubbos gobbling all those
French fries.
chubbyn. an erection. (Usually objection-
able.) He always gets a chubby when he
doesn’t need it and never when he does.
chuck 1. and chuck upin. to empty one’s
stomach; to vomit. (See also upchuck.)
Look! Somebody chucked. I think I
gotta chuck! 2. tv. to throw something
away. Chuck this thing. It’s no good.
The wrinkle-rod was so twisted we had to
chuck it. 3. in. to eat voraciously. Don’t
just chuck, man, enjoy your food. The
two guys sat guzzling and chucking till they
were full. 4. n. food. Man, this chuck
is okay. Who cooked this chuck, man?
It’s garbage! 5. n.a white male. (Usually
capitalized. Often a term of address or a
generic for all white males. Black.)
Hey, Chuck. Where do you think you are?
Did you see that fat Chuck in the hood?
chuck a dummytv. to empty one’s stom-
ach; to vomit. He left the room—to
chuck a dummy, I guess. Somebody
chucked a dummy on the patio.
chuckedmod. alcohol intoxicated. I’m
too chucked to drive. How did you get
so chucked?
chuckers and chucksn. a great hunger; an
enormous appetite. (Usually with the.)
Oh, man, I really got the chucks. What
time is chow? The chuckers got my stom-
ach asking if my throat is cut.chuck it intv. to quit; to give up. (See also
throw in the towel.) I was so depressed,
I almost chucked it in. If I didn’t have
to keep the job to live, I’d have chucked it
in long ago.
chucksGo to chuckers.chuck upGo to chuck.chug(-a-lug)[“tS@g@l@g] tv. & in. to drink
down a whole beer (or other drink) with-
out stopping. The two guys tried to see
who could chug-a-lug the most beer.
Wally chugged two cans in a row. All
four of them sat there chugging.chumn. a pal; a good friend. This is my
chum, Wally. We’ve been chums for
years. Went to college together.chummy[“tS@mi] mod. friendly. I’m glad
to see that you are a little more chummy
this morning. Don’t get too chummy
with me. I’m a real son of a bitch.
chump[tS@mp] n. a stupid person; a gullible
person. You are such a chump. See
if that chump will loan you some money.chump change n. a small amount of
money; the kind of salary or amount of
money a chump would work for. I
refuse to work for chump change! I want
a real job. It may be chump change, but
it’s better than nothing.chumpheadn. a stupid person. John is
not my favorite chumphead, but he’s close.
What a chumphead. You painted over
the windows.chunk 1. in. to empty one’s stomach; to
vomit. (Collegiate.) I think I gotta
chunk. The cat chunked all over the car-
pet. 2. in. to do badly; to blunder.
Sorry. I really chunked on that last deal.
She is so afraid of chunking that she will
hardly do anything.chunkymod. stout; fat. Harry—the chow
hound—is getting a little chunky. It’s
not all fat! He’s always been a chunky
brute.chunky