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endo¹

  • /ˈɛndəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɛndəʊ

Where it comes from

Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Marijuana. rollin' down the street smokin' endo / sippin' on gin and juice

    Similar: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce

endo²

  • /ˈɛndəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɛndəʊ

Where it comes from

From end over end.

noun endos

  1. A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

    Similar: stoppie, front wheelie, nose wheelie

  2. A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars. Midway down a winding descent on a dry, rocky trail during a mountain bike race in Maui, I tried to avoid a large rock, jammed on my front brakes and went flying over the handlebars – a judo-style fall known as an "endo". […] To avoid future "endos" on precipitous descents, I stood with my weight ov

verb endos · endoing · endoed

  1. transitive To perform an endo (trick). I remember when disc brakes became a worthwhile investment; from this point on, following Clive became extremely dangerous. He just kept endoing everywhere! Down a steep bank, through a stile, on his dad's bed… […] Clive endos smoothly into the corner while swinging the back wheel out, drops into th
  2. transitive To suffer an endo (crash). Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring.

endo³

  • /ˈɛndəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɛndəʊ

Where it comes from

Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”). Compare the prefix endo-.

adjective

  1. abbreviation, clipping, not comparable Clipping of endogenic

noun endos

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal, uncountable Clipping of endocrinology
  2. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal Clipping of endocrinologist Since my endo did not practice at the hospital I delivered at, I did not have the oversight I needed to adjust my fluctuating sugars […]
  3. abbreviation, clipping, informal, uncountable Clipping of endometriosis Endo Days is a self-described cabaret, comedy and “singing support group”. Libby Trainor Parker, a festival weekly award winner, highlights the reality of comfy pyjamas, wheat bags and suppositories for women living with endo.
  4. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal Clipping of endodontics I question dentists about the services they actually provide in their offices. Do you do crown and bridge and restorative dentistry? “Of course.” Do you do endodontics? “No, I never really liked endo.”
  5. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal Clipping of endodontic treatment Supraeruption happens. Gingival inflammation happens. Pulpal inflammation happens. Traditionally, we can “work through” these problems. We can grind crowns into place. We anesthetize and use hemostatics on the gingiva. We do endos. But we shouldn’t have to do those things, especially with digital de
  6. abbreviation, clipping, countable Clipping of endogenic system i love endos, all plural folks are so fucking valid, but also i feel like my actual legitimate DID is so much more severe than it is for all of my friends and it does get a bit isolating
  7. abbreviation, clipping, informal, uncountable Clipping of endosomatophilia

endo⁴

  • /ˈɛndəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɛndəʊ

Where it comes from

Coined from end of contract, as used on the contracts given to workers under the system.

noun endos

  1. Philippines, uncountable A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired. The landmark measure meant to eliminate 'endo' or the practice subcontracting of labor.
  2. Philippines, countable A person employed under this system. […] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of

Endo⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 遠藤 (Endō).

proper noun Endos

  1. A surname from Japanese. Mitsuye Endo, a stenographer at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento, was one of a small group of Nisei state employees who were dismissed from their positions in early 1942.

Translations

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noun a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel

Españolinvertido, caballito inverso, stoppie (stopi), endo (endou), caballito trasero
Portuguêsbabalu, égua, mula
DeutschStoppie

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BibTeX
@misc{endo_2026,
  title = {endo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}