According to Google Translate Chimo is a Chichewa word meaning Sin in English ~

Chichewa is a language spoken in Zambia and Malawi ~

On 5 Dec , 2015, at 7:26 PM, Mike Miller wrote:

> Checked with a friend who is an Inuit, and her job is as a translator English-Inuit and back.
> No such word.
> None of the Inuit dialects have any words with the ch sound.
> or so she says. Urban legend.
> FWIW 
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>    On Monday, November 30, 2015 11:48 PM, don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET> wrote:
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> "Chimo"is a greeting in inuktituk, the language of the Inuit of northern Canada.  It was also used in an attempt to establish a distinctly Canadian substitute for "Cheers" or "Skoal" as in making a toast with a beverage. It has since been adopted by organizations as diverse as a softball team, the Canadian Army engineers Mascot, and a youth employment agency as well as the dealership mentioned.
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> "Charisma is the ability to influence without logic."    Quentin Crisp
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> On 2015-11-30, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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>> Date:    Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:55:56 -0800
>> From:    Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] '72 VW Van "Chimo Camper" FS Vancouver BC
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>> Hi Lloyd.
>> Yes. That may be it. But as pointed out by another
>> list member, "chimo" could simple be an expression denoting
>> "cool", "boss" or other dated expression.    ;)
>> 
>> Neil.