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rando

American  
[ran-doh] / ˈræn doʊ /

adjective

  1. random.

    We were followed by some rando creep.


noun

randos plural
  1. random.

    online randos commenting on videos.

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of rando

By shortening; see -o ( def. )

Example Sentences

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That same colleague in turn described how Altman was being replaced by Twitch boss Emmett Shear, or as she called him in her message "rando Twitch guy".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

When Meghan says, “My friend Mindy is going to come by,” we know she’s not talking about any old rando.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

The business case for a rando paying monthly fees to access a chatbot that is marginally more interesting and useful than, say, Google Search, is highly unproven.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Would you interview a rando extremist who is against open-heart surgery in a story about cardiology?

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2022

She once saved a mission by disabling an Indonesian passenger train using only “some rando stuff I found in the snack bar.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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