yo

[ yoh ]

/ yoʊ /

interjection

(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)

here; present: used especially in answer to a roll call.

Nearby words

ymca, ymer, ymha, ymir, yngling, yo, yo-heave-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho-ho, yo-yo, yo-yo dieting

Origin of yo

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Definition for yo (2 of 2)

y.o.

year old; years old.

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Examples from the Web for yo

The Yo app might have brought “one-bit” communication to the public attention, but the Apple Watch thrives on it.
Bigger, Bolder, and Better Than Ever: Steve Jobs Would Be Proud of Today's Apple|Kyle Chayka|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is “yo,” the absence of reason, the sound of a simply occupying and desperate stimulus.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I yo AIRGORDON and the rest of my Yo friends when I wake up for no discernible reason, other than to assert my existence.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I can tap and tap and tap and yo and yo and yo, contemplating or not contemplating the inanity that is this life.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I yo my friend BOIBLOG about 15 times on the way to the train station.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, yo' get into bed and when I have your breakfast cooked I'll set it here by the door.
The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam|Everett T. Tomlinson
"I got to be up early to make flapjack batter fo' yo' all," was Doc's reply.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore
And amidst the yo—yoing of the whole four, the chaise stopped.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens
De missus calls Mr. Blount King, a patteroller, an' he puts de whuppin' yo' sees de marks of on me.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Pa'dners is pa'dners, an'—me an' yo'—somehow—I cain't jes' say it—but—anyways—Why!
Connie Morgan in Alaska|James B. Hendryx

British Dictionary definitions for yo

yo

/ (jəʊ) /

sentence substitute

an expression used as a greeting, to attract someone's attention, etc

Word Origin for yo

C20: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for yo

yo

as a greeting, 1859, but the word is attested as a sailor's or huntsman's utterance since early 15c. Modern popularity dates from World War II (when, it is said, it was a common response at roll calls) and seems to have been most intense in Philadelphia.