deafo

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A deaf person.

   • I have heard a headteacher in school refer to the 'deafos' in the unit and that, arguably, was more unforgivable than the remark made by a man watching the Bromley Chain float pass by in the carnival procession.
   • When I was in college, there was a group of kids living in my dorm that we called the “Deafos.” The Deafos were all deaf like I am now, which ought to be a huge lesson in karma for us all.
   • 'Paul wants to come with you.' 'No way! He's a deafo! He'll be a liability.'

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