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lo.

look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia/lɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.

particle[ˈloː˧˨]Singapore/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia
  1. Sentence-final particle denoting finality or completion.

    Manglish · Singlish · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 囉 /啰 (--lo͘). Doublet of lor.

adj/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia/lɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. Informal spelling of low.

    alt-of · informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Variant of low.

intj/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia/lɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. Clipping of hello.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
noun/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia/lɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. Clipping of location.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
    Ayo, send me your lo.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of location.

particle/ləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/loʊ/US/ləʉ/Australia/lɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. Alternative form of lol.

    alt-of · alternative
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