"ayo" meaning in English

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Combination of hey and yo.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "_dis": "79 11 10",
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          "name": "English greetings",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood.\" \"Ayo, homeboy,\" said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. \"What's up, fool?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:",
          "text": "“Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:",
          "text": "Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?\" Victorious's cell mate asked.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, ma, where you going?\" a dude asked her as she walked by him.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Kalil!\" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here,\" said Matt, passing him his cell.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting."
      ],
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          "greeting",
          "greeting#Noun"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A greeting."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "hi"
        },
        {
          "word": "yo"
        }
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ayo, what'd you just say?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or \"sus\"."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "inappropriate",
          "inappropriate#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "sus",
          "sus#English: sexually"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or \"sus\"."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hold up"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/"
    },
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "2": "yo",
        "3": "ayò"
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      "expansion": "Yoruba ayò",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "mancala",
          "mancala"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(West Africa) A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "awari"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayoayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "oware"
        }
      ],
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        "Africa",
        "West",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.jo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
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  "etymology_text": "Combination of hey and yo.",
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Michael Daniel Baptiste, Cracked Dreams, page 73:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood.\" \"Ayo, homeboy,\" said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. \"What's up, fool?\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Reginald L. Hall, In Love with a Thug, page 38:",
          "text": "“Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Tony J. Ward, Jr., I've Got to Make It to Heaven for Going Through Hell: Part 1, page 39:",
          "text": "Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?\" Victorious's cell mate asked.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, ma, where you going?\" a dude asked her as she walked by him.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Ashley JaQuavis, The Trophy Wife, page 103:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Kalil!\" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, R Green Damon, Somethin' to Think about, page 197:",
          "text": "\"Ayo, Cee, listen to this shit here,\" said Matt, passing him his cell.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting."
      ],
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        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A greeting."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "hi"
        },
        {
          "word": "yo"
        }
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        "slang"
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    },
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ayo, what'd you just say?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or \"sus\"."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inappropriate",
          "inappropriate#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "sus",
          "sus#English: sexually"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or \"sus\"."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hold up"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "awari"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayoayo"
    },
    {
      "word": "oware"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba."
      ],
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        "(West Africa) A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.jo/"
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  "word": "ayo"
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