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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

In Argentina, to be crazy, out of control, or acting without thinking. "Estar de la cabeza" describes someone who is completely unhinged, hyper, or doing something reckless.