arvo
/ˈɐː.vəʉ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.40 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Example Sentences
- "“Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”"
- "The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰"
- "‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’"
- "“Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: o
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɐː.vəʉ/
- British English: /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/