Abo
/ˈæb.əʉ/ adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Aboriginal person. Australia, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of abo alt-of
"He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that."
- 3 The most important blood type classification system for human blood transfusions. uncountable
- 4 a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Australian Aboriginal. derogatory
Example
More examples"He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that."
Etymology
1922, clipping of aborigine.