Roo
//ˈɹu// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Peace; quietness. UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
- 2 Clipping of kangaroo. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
- 3 Rest; stillness. UK, dialectal, uncountable
Example
More examples"Adriano's German Shepherd was no match to the roo."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).
Etymology 2
Apheretic form of kangaroo.
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