Standard Lemma guide

endo

adj · name · noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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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

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable

Qualifier: multiplicity slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Japanese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Marijuana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doja, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganja, ganj, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, Mary Jane, MJ, marihoochie, marijuana, Mary Joanna, method, mezz, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sens, sensimillia, sensimilla, shit, sweetleaf, tea, Texas tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stoppie, front wheelie, nose wheelie

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Clipping of endocrinology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Clipping of endocrinologist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Clipping of endometriosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Clipping of endodontics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Clipping of endodontic treatment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Clipping of endogenic system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable

Qualifier: multiplicity slang

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Clipping of endosomatophilia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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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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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

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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Synonyms: none provided

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16

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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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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