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), 'cho!' waves a thing aside as foolish, exasperating, or not worth the fuss, and its exact weight, from gentle exasperation to real contempt, is set by the tone. One of the most common and characteristic little words in the language, it lets a person register irritation or brush off a piece of nonsense in a single, expressive syllable.
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.