Rego

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Registration for a motor vehicle. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable, usually

    "The police pulled me over for driving with an expired rego."

  2. 2
    The fee required for such registration. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable, usually

    "David couldn′t drive his car as he hadn′t paid his rego."

  3. 3
    The registration number of a motor vehicle, used by police to access registration details such as the identity of the owner. Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, countable, usually

    "“They also got the regos of the cars. There were two commercial travelers whose cars were trapped inside by the pickets, and they got hit with writs.[…]”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"The police pulled me over for driving with an expired rego."

Etymology

From registration + -o (diminutive suffix).

Related phrases

rego plate

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