"abo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.əʉ/ [General-Australian], /ˈæb.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈæb.oʊ/ [US] Audio: en-au-abo.ogg Forms: abos [plural]
enPR: ă'bō [General-Australian], ă'bō [UK], ă'bō [US] Rhymes: -æbəʊ Etymology: 1922, clipping of aborigine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|aborigine|nocap=1}} clipping of aborigine Head templates: {{en-noun}} abo (plural abos)
  1. (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An Aboriginal person. Wikipedia link: Abo Call, abo Tags: Australia, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Synonyms: boong, coon, Jacky, Abo
    Sense id: en-abo-en-noun-lVy0ahJY Categories (other): Australian English, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 28 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 4 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 7 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 4 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

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Alternative forms

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