po
/pəʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The longest river in Italy, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
noun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "Ma's out, Pa's out, let's talk rude-- Pee, po, belly, bum, drawers!"
- "‘Pos’ or ‘chamber pots’ were provided under the beds."
- "There are always several spitoons & pos [chamber pots] about the room & a loathesome smell of consumption, which I expect I shall catch."
- "Shaking the last few drops from off the end he looked down in surprise at the great head of steam that brimmed above the po, belatedly apprised of just how icy the October garret was."
- ""Basically it's a celebration of all the gearheads in the area," Rob told him. "Sometimes we get busted by the po, but we always find a new place to show off our rides. Enjoy this lot while we have it.""
- ""'Bout time the po' got here," someone said loud enough for Bree to hear."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Obsolete
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Dated
- Slang