variants or less commonly choad
plural chodes also choads
1
usually vulgar : penis
often : a short, wide penis
2
informal + impolite : perineum
… a really good riding instructor would explain to a male novice that he should, against all base instincts, relax … the perineum, known in horsey circles as the chode.Jane Fraser
3
slang : a mean, stupid, or annoying man
"He's a chode," Scott states matter-of-factly. "You're better off without him."Kim Gruenenfelder
Even on the terms of his most generous depictions, Batman is a dingus. … He is a choad.Albert Burneko

Word History

Etymology

of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chode was in 1968

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“Chode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chode. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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