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your mom
Chamom like me
chamom by COMMASAREAWESOME December 6, 2016
A warm, highly affectionate Zimbabwean urban slang term used to address a person (a friend, peer, or even an absolute stranger) to instantly show love, respect, and a family-like bond.

It is a beautiful blend of two languages ("Shonglish"): the Shona prefix "Cha-" (meaning belonging to, or characterized by) and the English word "Mom" (or Mommy). Literally meaning "the one of mom," it modernizes the beautiful Shona tradition of treating strangers like family to make them feel immediately safe, valued, and loved.

Can be remixed with other Shona prefixes to show different levels of sweetness:
* Chamom / Chamhamha: The cool, respectful, loving baseline greeting.
* Wamom / Wamhamha: Deep spiritual bond ("You of mother").
* Kamom / Kamhamha: Using the cute "Ka-" prefix for someone incredibly precious, sweet, or dear to your heart.
* Svamom / Svamhamha: High-level street slang modifier showing intense affection.

Originating strictly from the urban streets of Zimbabwe (not Durban or South Africa), it is the ultimate linguistic tool for spreading instant warmth and hospitality.
1. Greeting a street vendor or a lady you just met with instant love:
"Ndeipi Chamom, makadii zvenyu?" (What's up Chamom, how are you doing?)

2. Expressing sweet gratitude to a helpful :
"Maita basa, Kamom kangu!" (Thank you so much, my sweet, precious mom!)
Chamom by @jsonj July 24, 2026
chammaks are people in dubai (and sharjah) that try so hard to be part of the "cool gang". they wear branded items all the time and half of their closet are rip offs. they smoke to fit in and legit cough after every puff and dont know how to hold a cig properly. they drink everyday and claim they are depressed by posting depressing simpson music videos on their snapchat story almost everyday. they do glue and galaxy and sniff the glue off a mountain dew bottle like we cant see it. they also probably get their dokha set taken away everyday and still manage to steal or buy a new one. also theyre very broke and always tryna act slick and shit, if u see a group of teenagers in dubai motorcity or dubai marina, they are chammaks
guy 1: "lets go hangout with that group, they seem cool"
guy 2: "wtf bro theyre chammaks i aint embarassing myself like that"
guy 1: "oh"
chammak by imnotachammak May 30, 2018
A wannabe
Someone who tries to look sleek and rich
They brag and tell fake stories about themselves because they want all your attention, Mostly aslo lie about how a cousin of theirs passed away to make you feel bad
Chammaks brand is they will always be picking a fight but can't fight fr they will call their 30 friends if you mess with them but none of them can fight either
"hala hamood abood Barhoom let's go woop khalood today, I got my brass knuckles to show off to the girls too" "hey Rashid is being Chammaki again" "why do all chammaks get gold rims"

Chamochez 

A mexican barber that specializes in head shaving.
I got my head shaved, by a chamochez, it wasn't easy but nothing is.
Chamochez by Iknewit323 January 9, 2019
the joining of the words "come" and "on", popularized by the great Michael Jackson. An early example appears in the song "BAD", from the album, "BAD"; "cha'mon, get on me..."
"hey you guys, cha'mon with those change orders!!"
chamon by anthony March 23, 2005
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