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Mo

//ˈməʊ// adj, adv, name, noun, num, symbol, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of mesio-occlusal. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances) archaic, dialectal, not-comparable

    "With that ran there a route of ratones at ones, And smale mys myd hem, mo then a thousande"

  3. 3
    Alternative form of mo' (“more”). alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable

    "Yo, you got mo chips?"

  4. 4
    Initialism of magnetooptical. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    To a greater degree. not-comparable, obsolete

    "When he had ſaied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]"

  2. 2
    Further, longer. dialectal, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Missouri: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the male given names Mohammed, Moses, Maurice, Morris, Moritz, or Mortimer.
  3. 3
    A surname from Chinese.
  4. 4
    Clipping of Moët. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "Watch when I see you, I miss you a lot, yo / How about a nightcap, maybe a bottle of Mo'?"

  5. 5
    Abbreviation of Philip Morris Companies, now Altria Group. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie, Maureen, Moira, or Monica.
  2. 7
    Initialism of Modern Orthodox. Judaism, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of modus operandi. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "The Big Man is everywhere. He knows my M.O.!!!!"

  2. 2
    Clipping of moment. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable

    "Hang on a mo!"

  3. 3
    A homosexual. slang
  4. 4
    A moustache. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial
  5. 5
    A molester. slang

    "The Idaho prison is full of cho-mos (child molesters), mos (molesters), and all types of sexual predators that have engaged in some type of abnormal sexual acts."

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  1. 6
    A moron. slang

    "Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo! Hey, you mo!"

  2. 7
    a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel wordnet
  3. 8
    Initialism of money order. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    an indefinitely short time wordnet
  5. 10
    Initialism of medical officer. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of molecular orbital. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Numeral
  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after el gro el do el (↋↋↋) and before mo one (1001) in a duodecimal system. Written 1000, decimal value 1728.
Symbol
  1. 1
    month

    "12 yr 4 mo 17 d"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Transliteration of Chinese 莫 (mò).

Etymology 2

From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.

Etymology 3

From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.

Etymology 4

Clipping of month.

Etymology 5

Clipping of homo, itself a short form of homosexual.

Etymology 6

Non-rhotic pronunciation of more. Only coincidentally similar to sense 1 above. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”).

Etymology 7

Clipping of moustache.

Etymology 8

Clipping.

Etymology 9

Clipping.

Etymology 10

From mil, by analogy with do and gro.

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