camo

[kam-oh]

noun

Informal.

1. camouflage.

camo

/ ˈkæməʊ /

noun

1. short for camouflage

   camo fatigues

Word History and Origins

Origin of camo¹

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening

Example Sentences

In black Converse sneakers, green camo pants and a T-shirt honoring the 1980s synth-pop group New Order, Eilish is especially animated when advocating for environmental causes.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

On Saturday mornings, we have two or three guards wearing camo and flak jackets carrying assault rifles.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

"Without Marco, there was no way they would have found him given how dark it was and his camo clothing."

Read more on BBC

“She carved out her own space and just occupied it,” she says of Skin, a Black woman who appeared on the cover of Skunk Anansie’s 1995 debut wearing camo pants and a shaved head.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

He entered the cramped hotel room wearing a camo hat, hiking shoes and a “Spy vs. Spy” comic strip T-shirt.

Read more on Salon