Cho
Also spelled: chuh, cha, chaw
Meaning
An exclamation of dismissal, mild annoyance, impatience or disbelief — roughly 'come on', 'nonsense' or 'give me a break'. Often paired with a suck-teeth (kiss-teeth) sound, it expresses that something is foolish or not worth the fuss.
Examples
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“Cho, man, stop di foolishness.”
Come on, man, stop the nonsense.
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“Cho! Yuh believe dat?”
Please! You believe that?
Expressing disbelief or scorn.
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“Cho, it nuh matter.”
Ah, it doesn't matter.
Here it waves something off as unimportant.
Origin
A West African-derived interjection carried into Jamaican Patois, related to expressive particles found across the Caribbean; commonly accompanied by the kiss-teeth (cheups) sound.
How it's used
Tone and length change the meaning, from gentle dismissal to real irritation. Extremely common in everyday speech.