First Known Use: 15th century
Dictionary
yo
interjection \ˈyō\
—used especially to attract someone's attention, as a greeting, or in response to a greeting
Full Definition of YO
—used especially to call attention, to indicate attentiveness, or to express affirmation
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Origin of YO
Middle English yo, io, interjection
Rhymes with YO
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe
YO
abbreviation
Definition of YO
year old; years old
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