"sabo" meaning in English

See sabo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sabos [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of sabotage. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sabotage|}} Clipping of sabotage Head templates: {{en-noun}} sabo (plural sabos)
  1. (slang) A saboteur. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sabo-en-noun-7VMJP9MO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Verb

Forms: sabos [present, singular, third-person], saboes [present, singular, third-person], saboing [participle, present], saboed [participle, past], saboed [past]
Etymology: Clipping of sabotage. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|sabotage|}} Clipping of sabotage Head templates: {{en-verb|+,~es}} sabo (third-person singular simple present sabos or saboes, present participle saboing, simple past and past participle saboed)
  1. (transitive, Singapore, colloquial, informal, Singlish) To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts. Tags: Singapore, Singlish, colloquial, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-sabo-en-verb-VNfnr9X4 Categories (other): Singapore English, Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Singlish: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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