Bio

//ˈbaɪoʊ// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of biography. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "Pics from outside of Survivor, vidcaps, bios, descriptions (how friggin' TALL are these guys, exactly?)."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of biology. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    A short section of a user profile that contains information about the user, especially one which can be customised; the about me section.

    "To find more about her, check out her bio on Instagram."

  4. 4
    A biographical sketch.
  5. 5
    Clipping of biology. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "I've got a bio exam in the morning."

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  1. 6
    Clipping of bioscope (“cinema”). South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "Sometimes Estelle had to help her mother on Saturdays and Irwin went to classes for ultra-brainy children, but Alan and I always went to the bio."

Adjective
  1. 1
    biological. informal, not-comparable

    "a bio detergent"

Synonyms

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about mebiopage

Example

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"I don't know what else my band wants me to put in this bio, so I'm going to make a questionnaire for all those reading to fill out and send to us."

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