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单词 abo
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Abo

or ab·o

[ Ab-oh ]
/ ˈæb oʊ /
Australian Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

noun, plural Ab·os.

a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aboriginal person.

adjective

Aboriginal (def. 2).

Origin of Abo

First recorded in 1905–10; by shortening; see -o

usage note for Abo

Since Abo is simply a shortened form of Aborigine or Aboriginal, one could easily think that it is as neutral and inoffensive a term as Aussie is for an Australian. However, Abo is as highly offensive to Australian Aboriginal people as nigger is to African Americans in the United States.

Words nearby Abo

abnormality, abnormalize, abnormal occlusion, abnormal psychology, abnormity, Abo, aboard, aboardage, abode, ABO hemolytic disease of newborn, abohm

Definition for Abo (2 of 3)

ABO

abbreviation Physiology.

ABO system.

Definition for Abo (3 of 3)

Åbo
[ aw-boo ]
/ ˈɔ bu /

noun

Swedish name of Turku.
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Abo

  • I jes' went to de depot an' I dim' abo'd de fus' train I sees dat look lak she might be fixin' to go sommers.

    The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for Abo (1 of 2)

Abo
/ (ˈæbəʊ) /

noun plural Abos (sometimes not capital) Australian old-fashioned, taboo

  1. short for Aborigine
  2. (as modifier)an Abo reserve

usage for Abo

This once quite common word is now completely unacceptable

British Dictionary definitions for Abo (2 of 2)

Åbo
/ (ˈoːbuː) /

noun

the Swedish name for Turku
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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