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Momo

//ˈməʊməʊ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Japanese.
Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).

Etymology 2

Clipping and reduplication of moron.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).

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