arvo

[ ahr-voh ]

/ ˈɑr voʊ /

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Definition of arvo

noun Australian Slang.

afternoon.

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Origin of arvo

First recorded in 1930–35; af(ternoon) + -o, with voicing of -f-;ar is r-less speaker's representation of low back vowel; cf. humorously dialectal spelling 'arf for Cockney pronunciation of half

Words nearby arvo

aruspex, Aruwimi, A.R.V., Arvada, ARVN, arvo, ary, Aryan, Aryanize, aryballos, aryballus

British Dictionary definitions for arvo

arvo

/ (ˈɑːvəʊ) /

noun

Australian informal afternoon

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