Doco

//ˈdɒ.kəʊ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of documentary. Australia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, informal

    "Seibert has many complaints about nature docos, not the least of which is the music that seems to suggest that animals are constantly shadowed by symphony orchestras."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of documentation. abbreviation, alt-of, informal

    "- Can you use asterisks in a filename? - I don't know. Check the doco."

Synonyms

All synonyms
doc

Example

More examples

"Seibert has many complaints about nature docos, not the least of which is the music that seems to suggest that animals are constantly shadowed by symphony orchestras."

Etymology

From documentary + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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