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chromie en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clipping of chromosome + -ie.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) A chromosome.
    • Always be kind to our homies with extra chromies. Also that manager is a piece of trash. 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 10 Jan 2024:
    • He's the homie with the extra chromie.
    • Thank you for making me a better person! You rock your extra chromie, homie 🤘🏻💙 I love you s'much #NationalDownSyndromeDay 2017 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 the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • I got all the chromies 😎 2020 February 27, u/BrooklynDoge, “is he talking to us wtf”, in Reddit, r/okbuddyretard, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2024:
    • 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 only 46 chromies ;) On that, you indeed will get a concensus.^([sic]) You will also find concensus^([sic]) in that Nutrivene-D is the best way that they know, right now, to address that extra chromie from a nutritional standpoint. 1997 November 13, Tamera Ragan, “tni stuff”, in bit.listserv.down-syn (Usenet):

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chromie en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From chrome + -ie.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A part made of chrome, especially one installed on a car or motorcycle.
    • One day the silents and me were all together, a rogue army, and then it was just me, again, riding around on my bike. Stealing chromies off cars just for something to steal. Trying to figure out why I always lost. 2014, Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, Kevin Moffett, The Silent History, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 79:
    • 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):
    • 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):
    • 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):
    • I waited a little over 8 weeks for my parts. Crashed my '97 wide glide into the back of a trailer in a sudden stop fiasco. Lost the tank and front fender along with many chromies. 1999 October 9, Michael Brazell, “How long to get a frame?”, in alt.motorcycles.harley (Usenet):

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