Gitmo

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Gitmo

  • /ˈɡɪt.məʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɡɪt.moʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From GTMO (Guantanamo), pronounced as if it were a word rather than letter by letter.

proper noun

  1. informal Guantanamo Bay, the US naval base at the eponymous location, on the island of Cuba.
  2. informal The detention center for officially undisclosed persons without charge, process, or recourse; located at the U.S. naval base.

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MLA

"Gitmo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gitmo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gitmo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gitmo

Chicago

"Gitmo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gitmo.

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@misc{gitmo_2026,
  title = {Gitmo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gitmo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}