Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dolo

/ˈdoʊ.loʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: do-lo
IPA: /ˈdoʊ.loʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alone, by oneself, without a companion.

Slang

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A town in Dolo department, Burkina Faso.

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A border town in south-eastern Ethiopia, close to Somalia.

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A former commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.

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A town and comune in Veneto, Italy.

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A tributary in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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Example Sentences

"I, dolo, challenge any team or solo You must be buggin' out — new to my shit, home on a furlough"
"What's goin' on in the ghetto? Still struggle and strive I still roll with the heater, smokin' Chocolate Thai In '94, I'll be goin' solo Too many problems of my own so I'm rollin' dolo, fuck all y'all"

Etymology

Possibly a blend of down low or modelled on solo. It can also be an example of so called dunn lingo.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdoʊ.loʊ/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more dolo (comparative) most dolo (superlative) Dolos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dolo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdoʊ.loʊ/.
What does dolo mean?: Alone, by oneself, without a companion.
Where does dolo come from?: Possibly a blend of down low or modelled on solo. It can also be an example of so called dunn lingo.

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