mando
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mando¹
- /ˈmændəʊ/
Rhymes with -ændəʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of mandatory + -o.
noun mandos
- A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it. I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.
adjective more mando · most mando
- Clipping of mandatory I've been steaming a lot a veggies and I can get that down without any problem. It's a very good thing I am on Aciphex now as I think my stomach would have imploded by now. With me, I -HAVE- to get back in shape. It's mando becuase^([sic]) the Navy says so. Chuckle.
mando²
- /ˈmændəʊ/
Rhymes with -ændəʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of mandolin.
noun mandos
- Clipping of mandolin Can't tell you about mandos, but the Stelling Banjos are exquisite. Geoff Stelling used to be in San Diego, Calif. but now he is out on the East Coast. His banjos have excellent crisp tone. I would suspect that his mandos are similar[.]
Mando³
Where it comes from
Clipping of Mandarin, probably influenced by the use of Canto for Cantonese.
noun
- The Mandarin language.
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