"ayo" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Combination of hey and yo.",
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayo",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 91 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Greetings",
          "orig": "en:Greetings",
          "parents": [
            "Social acts",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289",
          "text": "\"Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?\" Victorious's cell mate asked.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106",
          "text": "\"Ayo, ma, where you going?\" a dude asked her as she walked by him.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayo-en-intj-wMikTRDM",
      "links": [
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A greeting."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "hi"
        },
        {
          "word": "yo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Ayo, what'd you just say?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate or \"sus\"."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayo-en-intj-JMxm~qcu",
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ayo.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "ayò"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ayò",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ayo (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "West African English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 6 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A strategy game."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayo-en-adj-3UvGVs9P",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(West Africa) A strategy game."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "awari"
        },
        {
          "word": "ayoayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "oware"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "West",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.jo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Yoruba",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "en:Greetings"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Combination of hey and yo.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ayo",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Nikki Turner, Christmas in the Hood, page 289",
          "text": "\"Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?\" Victorious's cell mate asked.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Treasure Hernandez, Resurrection, page 106",
          "text": "\"Ayo, ma, where you going?\" a dude asked her as she walked by him.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A greeting."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hey"
        },
        {
          "word": "hi"
        },
        {
          "word": "yo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "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"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ayo.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Yoruba",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "en:Greetings"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "ayò"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba ayò",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n"
      },
      "expansion": "ayò ọlọ́pọ́n",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ayo (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "awari"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayoayo"
    },
    {
      "word": "oware"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "West African English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A strategy game."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(West Africa) A strategy game."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "West",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.jo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayo"
}