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ayo

intj
/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ//ˈa.jo/

Etymology

From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.

  1. derived from ayò

Definitions

  1. A greeting.

    • "Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?"
    • “Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?
    • Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?

  2. Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate, perhaps sexually so.

    • Ayo, what'd you just say?

  3. A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Initialism of are you OK?.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for ayo. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA