Fluoro

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fluorescent light. Australia, colloquial

    "She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fluorescent. Australia

    "And yes, as he peers beyond a boulder, down in the hollow he can make out two figures in khaki moving around a fluoro orange tent."

Synonyms

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fluo-

Example

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"She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros."

Etymology

From fluor(escent) + -o.

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