momo

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough…

   A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.

   • Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers.
   • She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts.
2. 2

   A person from Northeast India.

   • Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.
   • Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.
3. 3

   A moron.

   • The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!
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   1. 4

      A female given name from Japanese.

   2. 5

      A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed.

   3. 6

      Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of…

      Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam.

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