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Romeo|ˈrəʊmiːəʊ|
[Name of the hero of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.]
1. A lover, a passionate admirer; a seducer, a habitual pursuer of women. Also attrib.
1766C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. 59 May I oft my Romeo meet, Oft enjoy his Converse sweet. 1867Trollope Claverings I. iii. 35 He has come out so strong in the Romeo line... We shall have him under your bed⁓room window with a guitar. 1917E. O'Neill Long Voyage Home in Smart Set Oct. 56/2 Driscoll..Shut up, ye Rooshan baboon! A foine Romeo you'd make in your condishun. 1942Sun (Baltimore) 26 Mar. 10/2, I think from the way I so often see his eyes cast far up and around through the open spaces that he is also playing a bit of Romeo. 1974G. Mitchell Javelin for Jonah iii. 48 Henry..locked up the mansion to keep out any prospective Romeos who might fancy a visit to the women students' rooms. 1976Leicester Chron. 26 Nov. 2/4 He's known as the studio's resident Romeo, with a social life and a string of girlfriends which must be exhausting rather than exhilarating.
2. (With small initial.) Also romeo slipper. A type of high slipper, now only for men, usu. made of felt and with elasticated gores. U.S.
1895Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 514/2 Men's leather sole Romeo... This slipper is made of one piece of black felt. Ibid. 514/3 Ladies' Romeo... Made of toilet felt, fur trimmed. 1898Morse & Rogers Money Saver Oct. 17 (Advt.), Men's romeo slippers. Don't be out of slippers. Romeos are becoming more and more popular. 1924E. Ferber Show Boat i. 5 Peeping..around this, the baffled eye could just glimpse oddments and elegancies such as..a pair of scuffed tan kid bedroom slippers (men's) of the sort known as romeos. 1952R. P. Bissell Monongahela xix. 205 While sitting on the bunk pulling on your romeos you wonder what side of the family this madness comes from that makes you live like this.
3. Romeo and Juliet: Anglicization of Sp. Romeo y Julieta, the proprietary name of a Havana cigar. (Also semi-Anglicized as Romeo and Julieta, Romeo y Juliet.) Also attrib.
1904Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Sept. 1105 Romeo y Julieta... Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff. Rodriguez Argüelles & Co.,..Havana, Cuba; cigar manufacturers. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 64/2 Havana cigars... ‘Romeo and Julieta’. 1945A. Huxley Time must have a Stop v. 51 His Uncle Eustace lighted the massive Romeo and Juliet. 1957J. Osborne Entertainer ii. 43 Gave me a box of Romeo and Juliet cigars. 1966Guardian 19 Mar. 6/6 The host had his mouth full of Romeo y Juliet cigar. Ibid. 12 Oct. 5/5 One could always finish with a cigar; say Romeo y Julieta, coronas, 660s the hundred, 5½ inches long. |