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/Sounds like "CHOOS" (as in "choose") + "mah" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

A rude, coarse person with bad manners who doesn't know how to behave in any social setting. In Colombia and Venezuela chusma is the one who always starts the scene everyone was hoping to avoid.

Examples

That man is so rude, he picks fights everywhere he goes.

That crude woman is arguing with the supermarket cashier.

Word family

A kid or little boy in Uruguay and Paraguay, from the Guaraní language, used affectionately to refer to children. It's the go-to word for any young person in the neighborhood.