-o — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. A vocative or exclamative particle appended to street cries, nautical calls, or names to project a hail or shout.

   Usage

   • Historical
   • morpheme

   Examples

   smoke + -o → smoko

   milk + -o → milko

2. A colloquializing suffix, typically appended to names, abbreviations of long words, or substantive uses of adjectives.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   kid + -o → kiddo

   sick + -o → sicko

   More examples (2)

   ugly + -o → uggo

   Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here’s a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi‐jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’

Suffix

1. Converts certain words to faux Italian or Spanish. Can be used with Spanish el for expressions such as el stinko.

   Usage

   • Humorous
   • morpheme

   Examples

   no problemo

Suffix

1. Added to verb stems to create a noun describing an error relating to the action described by the verb.

   Usage

   • morpheme