ayo
/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
Initialism of are you OK?.
Example Sentences
- ""Ayo, Red. It's the homie Spits on the jack for you, blood." "Ayo, homeboy," said Red as he excitedly picked up the telephone receiver. "What's up, fool?""
- "“Ayo, wassup, girl,” he said to Keisha as he continued to walk toward the back area where I stood. […] “Ayo, wassup, playa?"
- "Ayo Toine, you think they'd put me down?"
- ""Ayo, fam, you a'ight down there?" Victorious's cell mate asked."
- ""Ayo, ma, where you going?" a dude asked her as she walked by him."
- ""Ayo, Kalil!" a man's voice said from amidst the crowd. Kalil looked up and saw his lil' man, Peanut, distributing packets of heroin and taking money from the fiends."
Etymology
Combination of hey and yo.
Word Breakdown
- Root: ayò
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Uncountable