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Complete Definition of "chimo"

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English

Etymology
From Inuktitut. Category:Inuktitut derivations

Interjection
chimo

  1. Canadian English hello
  2. Canadian English goodbye

Usage notes
Chimo was incorporated into English by an act of the Federal Government of Canada in 1967 in an effort to create a national greeting akin to ciao or aloha. The word was somewhat popular during the Canadian centenial celibrations, but when used today is mostly done ironically.
The Battlecry of the Canadian Military Engineers.

fr:chimo
ko:chimo
io:chimo

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