wilco

American  

[wil-koh] / ˈwɪl koʊ /

interjection

1. (especially in radio transmission) an indication that the message just received will be complied with.

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wilco British  

/ ˈwɪlˌkəʊ /

interjection

1. an expression in signalling, telecommunications, etc, indicating that a message just received will be complied with Compare roger

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Etymology

Origin of wilco

First recorded in 1935–40; short for will comply

Example Sentences

Mr. Weir’s influence was immediate on artists and jam bands of the 1970s and beyond, including the Allman Brothers Band, Phish, Dave Matthews Band and Wilco.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal

And after Erasmus beefed up his scrum - which was dominant throughout - by sending on front-row replacements Gerhard Steenekamp and Wilco Louw, Porter was sin-binned for a scrum infringement.

From BBC

Lady Gaga has replaced Madonna, Adele has replaced Mariah Carey — both distinctions without a real difference — and Jay-Z and Wilco are still Jay-Z and Wilco.

From Salon

The country music legend has invited Bob Dylan once again to join him for the traveling road show — a consortium of progressive-country and Americana acts — that this year includes Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Sheryl Crow, Turnpike Troubadours, the Avett Brothers and Wilco, among others.

From Los Angeles Times