What is a chamoke or jamoke?
I'm not sure how it's spelled, but someone called me a name today that sounded like "chamoke" or "jamoke." He said it in a joking yet insulting way, and I was too intimidated to ask him what it meant because he seemed a bit angry. Does anyone know what this word means?
5 Answers
It's an insult often heard in mafia movies. It means you're just plain stupid.
It is an old term, jamoke, it doesn't really mean anything specific. It it just supposed to be insulting. Here's an entry on it.
Etymology. Appearing at the end of the 19th century as a blend of java + mocha, by the 1920s it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960s it also began to be used as slang for male ԍᴇɴιтᴀʟia.
Feb 14, 2025
"Appearing at the end of the 19th century as a blend of java + mocha, by the 1920s it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960s it also began to be used as slang for male ԍᴇɴιтᴀʟia."
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