Arvo

//ˈɐː.vəʉ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Afternoon. Australia, New-Zealand, informal

    "“Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
afternoonundernundertide

Example

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"Want to go to Maccas this arvo?"

Etymology

Clipping of afternoon + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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