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chromie

chromie noun: a chromosome.

Noun (1)

chromie (plural chromies)

  1. (Internet) A chromosome.
    • He's the homie with the extra chromie.
    • I think the fairest statement as a whole about TRI's feelings on Dixie's comments (if we have to sterotype^([sic]) TRI) is that TRI has determined that there is valid concern about the metabolic cycles in DS, and that they indeed differ from the "chromosmally^([sic]) deficient crowd" - those with...1997 November 13, Tamera Ragan, “tni stuff”, in bit.listserv.down-syn (Usenet)

Noun (2)

chromie (plural chromies)

  1. (slang) A part made of chrome, especially one installed on a car or motorcycle.
    • Wheels are vintage Porsche chromies with chrome VW caps and new tires (less than 2k miles).1992 April 8, James Malloy, “67 Bug for sale”, in rec.autos.vw (Usenet)
    • What about a black one with ridiculously wide chromies, a bonnet scoop and a big block chev under the bonnet? And the obligatory "No Fat Chicks" sticker on the rear window.1997 April 22, Nathan Wong, “Chick Magnet's”, in aus.cars (Usenet)

Examples of chromie in a sentence

  • You rock your extra chromie, homie 🤘🏻💙 I love you s'much #NationalDownSyndromeDay2017 March 21, @Elle_Montgomery, Twitter, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
  • Homie has a huge strength buff default because of his extra chromie.2021 September 8, “Garret, who has Down Syndrome, bench pressed a school record 355 pounds”, in Reddit, r/nextfuckinglevel, archived from...
  • Always be kind to our homies with extra chromies.2022 October 9, u/Fro_Yo_Joe, “Man with Down syndrome fired from Wendy's after 20 years”, in Reddit, r/news, archived from the original on...
  • Anyway, it's pretty stock, save for a few chromies, and an S&S Carb.1999 March 9, tcop...@my-dejanews.com, “Little help to a Dyna Conv owner...?”, in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet):

Forms of chromie

pluralchromies

Origin of chromie

Clipping of chromosome + -ie.

From chrome + -ie.

Questions about chromie

What does chromie mean?
Chromie means a chromosome.
How do you use chromie in a sentence?
You rock your extra chromie, homie 🤘🏻💙 I love you s'much #NationalDownSyndromeDay
What part of speech is chromie?
Chromie is a noun.
What is the plural of chromie?
The plural of chromie is chromies.

Words near chromie in the dictionary

  1. chromidotilapiine
  2. chromidotilapiines
  3. chromidroses
  4. chromidrosis
  5. chromids
  6. chromie
  7. chromies
  8. chromiferous
  9. chrominance
  10. chrominances
  11. chromine

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