1. Marred, galled, or otherwise damaged, usually beyond repair. “This bearing is chowdered to fahk.
Chooch Factor
1. Arbitrary measure of how well something works. “That ought to increase the chooch factor considerably. // 2. Aggressiveness of a cut or ambition of an action. “Clearly had to reduce the chooch factor, but the Ol’ Girl likes it better.
Chintzy (Chin-see)
1. Cheap and of poor quality. [Non-AvE word.]
Chinesium/Chineeseium
Any low-grade material (metals, plastics) originating from China. [Non-AvE word.]
Cheese-grade
1. Referencing any low-grade fastener prone to failing and/or stripping threads. 2. Referencing any low-grade part or material. 3. Drill bits only suitable for drilling holes in cheese. 4. A euphemistic variant of cheese-dick.
Chinglish
1. The language in which instruction manuals accompanying parts made in China are written. A portmanteau of Chinese and English. [Non-AvE word.]
Cadillac of automobiles
1. The top of the line.
Carbon foam
1. Very well done toast. Also known as Ablative Tile. 2. Pyrolysed bread – Excellent thermal properties great for use in a refractory. 3. Euphemism for wood.
Cattywampus
1. Misaligned, oblique, diagonal, bent. [Non-AvE word.]
Canadian Peso
1. Canadian Dollar 2. Reference to Canada’s devalued currency. Also called Canuckistan Kopeks, a reference to former soviet currency.