Meaning of chromo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A color print produced by chromolithography.
   historical
2. A prostitute.
   Australia

Equivalents

Examples

“All Nature is smiling, in fact, with one large, comprehensive smile⟳, exactly like⟳ a first-class PRANG chromo with a fresh coat of varnish upon it.”

“It was manifest that we all felt that we ought to send⟳ the poor shoemaker SOMETHING. There was long and thoughtful discussion of this point⟳; and we finally decided to send⟳ him a chromo.”

“The neglected warehouse turned out to be a treasury of calendar art from the 1930s through the 1970s, years when chromo art calendars were a major advertising medium, a vehicle for national pride, and a fixture in nearly every home, business, and school.”

“That dried-up lady snob lived behind lace curtains all her life. She's of no more importance than a chromo.”

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