ayo.
A greeting.
Meaning & usage
A greeting.
Used to indicate shock towards sth esp. of a disapproving manner.
Used to indicate shock towards sth esp. of a disapproving manner. Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate, perhaps sexually so.
Ayo, what'd you just say?
Where this word comes from
Combination of hey and yo.
A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba.
Where this word comes from
From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.