distro
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distro¹
- /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˈdɪstɹoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪstɹəʊ
Where it comes from
Shortened form of distribution, + -o.
noun distros
- A set of software components, often open source, that have been packaged into a larger product or component for distribution to end-users.
- The propagation of warez by distributing it to various sites. If anyone can help me with obtaining a source with an updated ftp list, either distro sites or non ratio sites, please contact me on ICQ […]
- The act of distributing printed material such as magazines or newspapers. I started writing my own zine, Thought Bombs, and organized a distro of other good, anarchist, anti-racist/abolitionist and feminist zines.
distro²
- /ˈdɪstɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˈdɪstɹoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪstɹəʊ
Where it comes from
Shortened form of distributor, + -o.
noun distros
- A mid-level drug dealer; A distributor. JASON: Hey Tommy, get over here! TOMMY (played by Joseph Sikora): I was just loading up my shipment, what’s up?. JASON: There’s someone I want you to meet. My guy right here, one of my highest earning distros in New York City, Tommy Egan. Tommy, Rodolfo Ramirez.
- An organization that distributes printed material such as magazines or newspapers. I went on to explain that we would continue to work with Mordam—who had recently merged with another indie distributor, Lumberjack, to become a much larger distro—for record store distribution but that "now we get the best of both worlds: the best music distributor in the country getting Punk Planet
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Talk about this word "distro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/distro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. distro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/distro "distro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/distro.Cite this
@misc{distro_2026,
title = {distro},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distro},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
