devo

¹ American  

[dee-voh] / ˈdi voʊ /

noun

1. the transfer of political power from a central government to a local one, especially from the centralized British government to Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish governments; devolution.

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adjective

1. of or relating to political devolution, especially in the context of the centralized British government's transference of power to Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish governments.

devo ² American  

[dee-voh] / ˈdi voʊ /

adjective

1. Australian, Slang. devastated.

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Example Sentences

“NOOOOOO! This is my literal childhood,” commented one Instagram user under a post made by food blogger Markie Devo about the news.

From Salon

Among many, many other parts, she played a teenaged Brooke Shields singing Devo’s “Whip It!,”

From Los Angeles Times

“You don’t normally get keys and synths in punk bands,” says the clerk, but, considering, comes up with Devo, Atari Teenage Riot and, surprisingly, L.A.’s own the Screamers.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s some Devo people out there that would love to have that.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a painting in the auction by Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo.

From Los Angeles Times