Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheeto

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: chee-to
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gay male inmate.

Slang

noun

singular of Cheetos

name

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"What I learned on the bus that night was that I didn't want to be "ventilated" (stabbed), raped by one of the "Cheetos" (gay men), or beaten to a pulp […]"
""I'm so tired of all the bad news on birdsite." "Yeah, there's just too much about The Cheeto." Cheeto and birdsite might not be common vocabulary, but the phrases are strangely interpretable. It's easy to jump from Cheeto to Donald Trump or from birdsite to Twitter."

Etymology

(Donald Trump): A reference to his facial complexion; see Cheetolini.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Cheetos (plural)

Derived Forms

Cheetolini

Phrases

Hot Cheeto Girl

Questions

What does cheeto mean?: A gay male inmate.
Where does cheeto come from?: (Donald Trump): A reference to his facial complexion; see Cheetolini.

How to pronounce cheeto

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