chode

chode
noun
a contemptible jerk, loser, etc.
What does chode mean?
Chode is a slang term of abuse, usually (but not always) encountered online, used to refer to a contemptible jerk.

Examples of chode
Even on the terms of his most generous depictions, Batman is a dingus. He is a trust-fund billionaire who puts on a balaclava with ears so that he can do technology-enhanced karate at pickpockets and muggers; who sinks his fortune into paramilitary hardware in support of his one-man campaign to punch a major city into peace. … He is a choad.
—Albert Burneko, Deadspin, 21 July 2015

“There’s so much that’s winning and funny up this film's sleeve,” writes the Telegraph’s Tim Robey. “I loved the various weird coinages of man-speak, such as ‘frosty-haired chode’ to describe someone you don’t like.”
—Ben Child, The Guardian (London), 20 Apr. 2009

Where does chode come from?
The use of chode/choad as an insult stems from earlier, usually vulgar uses, namely “a short, wide penis,” or “a perineum" (aka a taint), though these uses have also appeared in polite publications. Chode’s earlier origins are as yet uncertain, but it has appeared in English since at least the mid-20th century. While chode shares much of its meaning with chud, the two words are not etymologically connected.

One of the last things a motorist might expect to see alongside Babcock Road, a major Northwest Side traffic artery, is an infrastructure contractor’s electronic sign bearing a vulgar message about someone’s genitalia. But there it was: “Mark has a chode,” in orange lights on the marquee-style display normally used to warn about road hazards.
—Riley Carroll, The San Antonio Express-News, 14 Mar. 2025

Men ... find that being seated can often be quite uncomfortable; one of my lunch companions, a recent convert to the pleasures of the saddle, explained that a really good riding instructor would explain to a male novice that he should, against all base instincts, relax—or surrender—the perineum, known in horsey circles as the chode.
—Jane Fraser, The Weekend Australian, 8 Dec. 2001

How is chode used?
Like many insults of an anatomical nature, contemptuously, if humorously.


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chopped
adjective
unattractive or undesirable
What does chopped mean?
The slang use of chopped means “unattractive” or “undesirable.”

Examples of chopped
I’m chopped … and no one loves me i’m addicted to vaping
—@MissEIIa, X (formerly Twitter), 27 May 2025

You’re not chopped … Everyone has their bad days and everyone feels insecure <3 I promise
—@AffectionateShame333, Reddit, 14 May 2025

why was the I love fashion-line of mh so chopped? Like these are easily some of the worst outfits in g1
—@wormywoman, BlueSky, 3 June 2025

Where does chopped come from?
The slang use of chopped is believed to have roots in African American English (some online commentators further specify that it originated in the NYC/New Jersey area) and has been around for decades, but has recently seen a marked increase in usage by young people.

How is chopped used?
Chopped is used of both people and things, and while its current popularity is primarily driven by the Internet, there is evidence that more people are adopting it in everyday conversation.

Stella Wang, 24, who posted a video on TikTok about what she called the “chopped man epidemic” (voicing her observation that she had not been seeing many men she thought were attractive), said the term was “chronically online.” In her case, however, chopped is creeping into casual conversation with friends. “Like, ‘That guy’s chopped’” she said of how she and her friends used the word. “Basically, just like unattractive, ugly, not good looking,” she added.
—Nicole Stock, The New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025