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hippo^¹

/ˈhɪpəʊ/ UK
/ˈhɪpoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪpəʊ

noun hippos

abbreviation, clipping Clipping of hippopotamus There was an old hippo that had the bad habit of getting out on the bank and roaming at night over the station grounds.
South Africa, historical, slang An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
derogatory, figuratively, informal An overweight or obese person.
Similar: fatass, fatso, fatty, whale
informal Hippopotamus Defence.

HiPPO^²

noun HiPPOs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of highest-paid person's opinion

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hippopotamus, river horse, hippopotamus amphibius, cow, hippiemobile, hippodame, hippeus, hippotamus, hipparch, hipper, hippophile, hippotragin, heep, hummer, hippomanes, hippodromist

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@misc{hippo_2026,
  title = {hippo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hippo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}