Definition of yo

yo

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!
- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: hello and other greetings.
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.
- See more words with the same meaning: intensifiers (list of).
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?
- See more words with the same meaning: hello and other greetings.
Last edited on May 07 2011. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.

noun

"year old" or "years old".
- See more words with the same meaning: age (related to).
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.
- See more words with the same meaning: terms with foreign origin (list of).
Last edited on Sep 12 1997. Submitted by John Nelson from Lufkin, TX, USA on Sep 12 1997.

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hell yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
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what's cracking?	Definitions include: "What's happening?"
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greets	Definitions include: greetings.
what ho	Definitions include: exclamatory greeting, like saying what's up or what's doing.
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a-yo	Definitions include: a greeting.
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what the dilly, yo	Definitions include: what's up, what's going on...
word, yo	Definitions include: true, yes.
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yo momma	Definitions include: An insult.
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