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Verb.
The act of slamming down food and drink in a disorderly fashion, whilst totally lacking all manners in order to quickly satisfy a huge bout of hunger.

Most likely the act of an anorexic who's sick of doing the "heave bread to stay skinny" routine, or just someone who's freakishly hungry.
Dude1: Check that guy out over there. He's freakin' chowing that. That's like his eighth plate!

Dude2: Damn. He's slamming that like he hasn't eaten in a week!
Chowing by Mr. $mithers January 22, 2011
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chowing pozi 

When you’re going or are staying home, a term usually used in South Africa among young people
Boy 1: Nah gent we need to go out these holidays
Boy 2: For real we can’t be chowing pozi

Chowing down 

To be eating large amounts of food voraciously and with great satisfaction. To be eating with intent.
Dude, your chowing down on that sandwich.
Chowing down by jobohn November 14, 2010

Chowing Section 

When you are writing a particularly challenging exam/test paper and you have to leave out one or more entire sections because they are so hard or you ran out of time. If this happens to you, you have 'chowed section.'
Geez man, I'm really chowing section in this standard grade maths paper!

or

"How'd the exam go bro?"

"Not really ideal, chowed lank section."
Chowing Section by Twallas McGee November 8, 2009

chowing cable 

Performing fellatio upon a man's penis. Generally done by homosexual geriatric asian men (see: lemonparty.org).
That old man of asian decent chowed my cable all day long.
chowing cable by Bukkake Gargler December 13, 2004

Chowing the numbers 

To deceptively manipulate poll or vote numbers in order to show strengthened support for your position or opinion.
In 2008, the website of Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow of the New Democratic Party of Canada was flooded with numerous votes that contradicted her political position. Her website administrator reset the numbers, deleting votes that were contrary to her political stance. A big controversy ensued, and her political staff admitted to tampering the numbers. "Chowing the numbers" is used in reference to her last name, Chow.
Chowing the numbers by David Eckmier December 21, 2008

FAKE CHOWING

Today my wife accused me of fake chowing...wow I thought I was doing it right all this time...
FAKE CHOWING by Mary Jane Jones July 15, 2011
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