definition of the word yo

• Rhymes: -əʊ

yo

1. (slang) A greeting similar to hi.

   Yo Paulie! How's it going?

2. (slang) An interjection similar to hey.

   Yo, check this out!

3. (military slang) Present! Here!

   Sergeant: Smith? Private Smith: Yo!

yo

1. (African American Vernacular) contraction of you're

   Yo a fool.

yo

1. (colloquial) shortened form of your.

   Yo sandwich only has bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?

• (greeting): hey, hi; see also Category:Greetings
• (interjection): hey

yo

1. with

yo (よ)

1. よ: sentence emphasis particle
2. 余: over, more than

yo

yo

1. The second person singular pronoun; you.

yo (form of yo0 or yo5)

1. 哟, 喲: ah, final particle

yo

1. An incorrect transliteration of yō.

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the 4 critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Vulgar Latin eo < Latin ego; akin to Greek εγώ, Sanskrit aham

• IPA: /ʝo/

yo

1. First person singular pronoun in the nominative case. I.

yo m. (plural yos)

1. In psychoanalysis, Freud's concept of the ego.

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