"yo" meaning in English

See yo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: yo
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A greeting similar to "hi".
    Sense id: simple-yo-en-intj-MScjszJu Categories (other): Slang
  2. A word similar to "hey".
    Sense id: simple-yo-en-intj-2dcmyBog Categories (other): Slang

Pronoun

  1. Another way to say "your".
    Sense id: simple-yo-en-pron-Uj8dN6QV Categories (other): Colloquial, Slang
     
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          "text": "Yo, man, how have you been lately?"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Yo, dude! What was that for?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Yo, check this out!"
        }
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        "A word similar to \"hey\"."
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower."
        }
      ],
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        "Another way to say \"your\"."
      ],
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  "word": "yo"
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        "A greeting similar to \"hi\"."
      ],
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      ]
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        "Slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Yo, dude! What was that for?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Yo, check this out!"
        }
      ],
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        "A word similar to \"hey\"."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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}

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