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Cheeto

Cheeto noun: a gay male inmate. Also the singular of Cheetos.

Noun

Cheeto (plural Cheetos)

  1. (slang) A gay male inmate.
    • 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 […]2020, James Arthur Ray, The Business of Redemption

Proper noun

Cheeto

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) Donald Trump.
    • "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.2018 September 10, Gretchen McCulloch, “Welcome to Voldemorting, the Ultimate SEO Dis”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2018

Also used as

Cheeto is also the singular of Cheetos.

Forms of Cheeto

pluralCheetos

Origin of Cheeto

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

Words formed from Cheeto

Phrases with Cheeto

Questions about Cheeto

What does Cheeto mean?
Cheeto means a gay male inmate.
What part of speech is Cheeto?
Cheeto can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Cheeto?
The plural of Cheeto is Cheetos.

Words near Cheeto in the dictionary

  1. cheetals
  2. cheetas
  3. Cheetham
  4. Cheetham Hill
  5. Cheethams
  6. Cheeto
  7. Cheetoh
  8. Cheetohs
  9. Cheetolini
  10. Cheetos
  11. cheetul

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