South African slang for a friend or chum — a close companion. Widely used across South Africa in informal speech, the word carries warmth and familiarity. In a separate, more vulgar sense, it is also slang for the perineum. Context makes which meaning is intended entirely clear in practice.
'My chommie's been staying with me while he sorts his place out,' she explained.
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(South Africa, slang) A friend; a chum.
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(South Africa, slang) The perineum.
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