chow hall
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Meaning · English
mess hall
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Back home you may not be much, but out there they've got deployment goggles—you look good, so you're in chow hall and it's kind of uncomfortable because you feel like a piece of meat or something on display.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “chow hall” mean?
mess hall
Is “chow hall” formal or informal?
chow hall is generally slang.