"limo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪ.məʊ/ [UK], /ˈlɪ.moʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-limo.ogg Forms: limos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪməʊ Etymology: Clipping of limousine. Etymology templates: {{clip|en|limousine}} Clipping of limousine Head templates: {{en-noun}} limo (plural limos)
  1. (slang) Clipping of limousine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: limousine Categories (topical): Vehicles Derived forms: stretch limo
    Sense id: en-limo-en-noun-t6Ho-BTR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999, Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, New York: Henry Holt, page 495:",
          "text": "He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Francine Craft, Designed for Passion, page 244:",
          "text": "No, he didn't play it cheap, but that didn't alter the fact that he was never going to let himself hurt Melodye.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Jeff Dunham, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me:",
          "text": "There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter:",
          "text": "No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, “King Kunta”, in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar:",
          "text": "Limo tinted with the gold plates / Straight from the bottom, this the belly of the beast / From a peasant to a prince to a motherfuckin' king",
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        {
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