noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A female radio amateur. slang

   "Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all."

2. 2
   Initialism of young learner. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

More examples

"Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all."

Etymology

In radio sense: short for young lady.

Related phrases

functional groupradio amateur

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