"YAMO" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: YAMOs [plural]
Etymology: Acronym of yet another micronational organisation, referring to an intermicronational organisation. First attested 2000 (see quotations), but ostensibly dates to circa 1998. Etymology templates: {{acronym|en|yet another micronational organisation}} Acronym of yet another micronational organisation Head templates: {{en-noun}} YAMO (plural YAMOs)
  1. (micronationalism, derogatory) An intermicronational organisation that is useless or unnecessary; serving no purpose. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-YAMO-en-noun-6LFiUwqU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (micronationalism, derogatory, by extension) Used to insult, or convey disapproval of, an intermicronational organisation. Tags: broadly, derogatory Categories (topical): Micronationalism
    Sense id: en-YAMO-en-noun-2vcLuL0R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: United Micronations

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000 March 28, Peter Ravn Rasmussen, “Nothing new under the Sun”, in Ignes Fatui, number 6, archived from the original on 2001-02-27",
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