Momo
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
"Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers."
- 2 A moron. US, derogatory, slang
"The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!"
- 3 A person from Northeast India. India, offensive, slang
"Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more."
- 1 A female given name from Japanese.
Example
More examples"In Japan, the 3rd of March is known as "Momo no Sekku". As an event which wishes upon the healthy development and happiness of young girls, Hina-dolls and peach flowers are used as decoration. Peach flowers are beautiful, light pink flowers, and symbolise "Charmingness"."
Etymology
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).
Clipping and reduplication of moron.
Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.