Pronunciations (3)
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/jəʊ/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/joʊ/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/jɒ/
Interjection
A greeting similar to hi.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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Yo Paulie! How's it going?
An interjection similar to hey.
Usage- Slang
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Yo, check this out!
Check this out, yo!
An expression of surprise or excitement.
Usage- Slang
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Yo, that's crazy, but I don't remember asking.
More examples (1)
I have quickly acclimated myself to the standard form of greeting on campus: "Oh hey what’s your name? … Yeah, nice to meet you, what're you studying? … Yo that’s sick!" A script to recite, nearly verbatim, 10 times a day or more.
Present! Here!
Usage- Slang
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Sergeant: Smith? Private Smith: Yo!
Emphatic conclusion to a statement.
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JESSE: That is messed up, yo.
Pronoun
Generic third-person singular pronoun (primarily used in place of he and she).
Usage- Colloquial
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Is dat yo mama? What's yo doin' in here??
I've lost ma pet turtle! But I think yo ain't far from here… You seen yo?
More examples (2)
Yo was tuckin' in his shirt!
Wha' dey said to yo? Yo looks nervous.
Noun
The name of the letter Ё/ё in Cyrillic alphabets.
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