Hydro
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Clipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
- 2 Clipping of hydroelectricity. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
- 3 electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this. Canada, uncountable
"I won't have lights until my house gets the hydro turned on."
- 4 A spa. British, countable, dated
"She almost lived at hotels and hydros, last year, but that isn't pleasant for her."
- 5 Abbreviation of hydroaeroplane. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, obsolete
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- 6 Abbreviation of hydrodynamics. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
- 7 Clipping of hydrocodone. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable
"Dave, get some hydro or some codeine and just extract the good stuff from the APAP. Oxy has the stronger side effects, but with hydro/codeine you're almost guaranteed 100% nice floaties."
- 1 Clipping of hydroelectric. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
- 2 Clipping of hydroponic. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
"hydro watercress"
- 3 Alternative form of hydro- (“water”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"hydro massage"
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More examples"For the sheer pleasure of speed, the aqua, or hydro, karts probably have all fun craft beat."
Etymology
From prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydr- (“water”) + -o-. Canadian sense "electricity" from the fact that hydroelectricity is the prevalent source of electricity in much of Canada and many electric companies have the word "Hydro" in their names.