The word "shomo" is spelled with four letters in total, and is pronounced using the IPA phonetic transcription as /ˈʃoʊ.moʊ/. The first sound is a voiceless postalveolar fricative "sh", followed by a long open "o" sound and a nasalized "m". Finally, the word ends with a short "o" sound. While this word may not be familiar to many, it is sometimes used as a slang term for a person who is acting in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic or animated way.