adj · name · noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɛndəʊ/
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rhymes with -ɛndəʊ
CMU ARPABET:EH1 N D OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Clipping of endogenic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, uncountable
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14
noun
Meaning 14
A person employed under this system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, countable
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verb
Meaning 15
To perform an endo (trick).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
Meaning 16
To suffer an endo (crash).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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History
Etymology
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”). Compare the prefix endo-.
Borrowed from Japanese 遠藤 (Endō).
Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.
From end over end.
Coined from end of contract, as used on the contracts given to workers under the system.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
Stoppie
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Portuguese:
babalu
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Portuguese:
égua
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Portuguese:
mula
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Spanish:
invertido
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Spanish:
caballito inverso
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Spanish:
stoppie (stopi)
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Spanish:
endo (endou)
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel
Spanish:
caballito trasero
— a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel