chow

¹

[ chou ]

noun

1. food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.

verb phrase

1. to eat; eat a meal, especially the main meal of the day:

   In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m.

chow

²

[ chou ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. chow chow.

Chow

³

[ chou ]

noun

, Australian Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.

chow

/ tʃaʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   food
2. See chow-chow
   short for chow-chow

Word History and Origins

Origin of chow¹

1855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow

Origin of chow²

Short form

Origin of chow³

First recorded in 1870–75; special use of spelling variant ( Chow ) of Chou ( def )

Example Sentences

I minimize time in crowds and chow halls and take meals to go more often than not.

From The Daily Beast

They might, at least, let us chow down on a few Big Macs from time to time without putting on the pounds.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile, Ford looks to be facing a formidable challenge from Olivia Chow, a well-known left-wing federal politician.

From The Daily Beast

I love fried rice (Yeah)/ I love noodles (Yeah)/ I love Chow Mein/ Chow Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo Mein.

From The Daily Beast

The 44-year-old stars in Jason Wu's fall 2013 campaign, photographed at legendary New York restaurant Mr. Chow.

From The Daily Beast

"Say, this is a cut or two above ship chow," admitted Konnel when the food arrived.

From Project Gutenberg

"Forget it for now, Wade, and get that chow on," suggested Fuller.

From Project Gutenberg

Fu-chow was the black-tea port of China at that time, and it had been opened just two years before.

From Project Gutenberg

He opened and shut his claws as he lay on my lap, and chow-chowed, and pecked at the buttons of my dress.

From Project Gutenberg

And in a few weeks not a rooster in the neighborhood had such a musical, splendid crow as our "Chow-Chow."

From Project Gutenberg