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abo^¹

/ˈæb.əʉ/ Australia
/ˈæb.əʊ/ UK
/ˈæb.oʊ/ US

Rhymes with -æbəʊ

Where it comes from

First attested in 1922, clipping of aborigine.

noun abos · Abo

Australia, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur An Aboriginal person.
Similar: boong, coon, Jacky

adjective more abo · most abo · Abo

derogatory Australian Aboriginal. ‘The youngster will pick up the abo language faster than his own.’

Abo^²

noun Abos

Alternative letter-case form of abo He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that.

ABO^³

noun

uncountable The most important blood type classification system for human blood transfusions.
abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of access, basing, overflight.

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@misc{abo_2026,
  title = {abo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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