intj
Meaning 1
A greeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hey, hi, yo
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ayo
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈeɪ.(j)oʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈa.jo/
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CMU ARPABET: EY1 OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
Used to imply that what was said is inappropriate, perhaps sexually so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Examples
- Ayo, what'd you just say?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hold up
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, West, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Meaning 4
Initialism of are you OK?.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Combination of hey and yo.
From Yoruba ayò, an abridged form of ayò ọlọ́pọ́n.