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interjection

• acronym for "your mileage may vary." Used mainly in computer-based conversation (instant messaging, email, text messaging, etc.)

  I thought the shaving cream worked really well, but YMMV.

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  Last edited on Jun 06 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

interjection

• used to get someone's attention.

  Yo, come here.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Chapter 7", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  
  Citation from "Dungeons and Wagons", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 5 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Yo, bruh!

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  Last edited on Apr 10 2016. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.

• used at the end of a sentence to emphasize a point.

  What's up, yo?

  You going to hook me up, yo?

                                                                                                                        
  
                                                                                                                                           
  
  Citation from "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth", It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV), Season 6 Episode 9 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Stan Knows Best", American Dad (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2005) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.

• used as a prefix to a greeting.

  Yo, man, what's up?

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  Last edited on May 07 2011. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.

noun

• "year old" or "years old".
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  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

other

• "your."

  Where yo car?

  Hey holla at yo girl.

  Treat yo self.

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  Last edited on Jul 28 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on May 07 2004.

notes

• "Yo" is the first person pronoun (i.e. "I") in Spanish.
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  Last edited on Sep 12 1997. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.