"rando" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹændoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈɹændəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more rando [comparative], most rando [superlative]
Rhymes: -ændəʊ Etymology: random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|random|o|t2=(colloquial); person with characteristic}} random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”), {{m|en|sicko}} sicko, {{m|en|weirdo}} weirdo Head templates: {{en-adj}} rando (comparative more rando, superlative most rando)
  1. (colloquial) Random; arbitrary. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-rando-en-adj-uN5EAwjm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹændoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈɹændəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ændəʊ Etymology: Clipping of randonnée, from French randonnée (“hiking”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|randonnée}} Clipping of randonnée, {{der|en|fr|randonnée||hiking}} French randonnée (“hiking”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} rando
  1. Pertaining to randonnée or uphill skiing. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rando-en-adj-tMzixfaV Disambiguation of People: 25 56 14 1 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹændoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈɹændəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: randos [plural]
Rhymes: -ændəʊ Etymology: random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|random|o|t2=(colloquial); person with characteristic}} random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”), {{m|en|sicko}} sicko, {{m|en|weirdo}} weirdo Head templates: {{en-noun}} rando (plural randos)
  1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, mildly
    Sense id: en-rando-en-noun-kMOvFZTP
  2. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) A person going to a party without being invited. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, mildly
    Sense id: en-rando-en-noun-2yr-orAf
  3. (colloquial) Anything selected at random. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-rando-en-noun-Yi0Gp8uj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 3 4 4 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 4 6 7 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 5 8 12 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sicko, weirdo
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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