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-o definition

-o (ō)

  1. forming slangy, intensive counterparts of adjectives, nouns, and interjections cheapo, freako
  2. forming slang nouns from adjectives weirdo, sicko

Etymology: clipped < words ending in -o (e.g. hippo, steno, gringo)

-o- definition

-o- (ō, ä, ə)

forming compound words: a connective vowel originally used for combining Greek elements only, but now used freely sadomasochism, meritocracy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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