adj
Meaning 1
Random; arbitrary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rando
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɹændoʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹændəʊ/
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rhymes with -ændəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: R AA1 N D OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to randonnée or uphill skiing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, derogatory, mildly
Examples
- I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
A person going to a party without being invited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, derogatory, mildly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gatecrasher, crasher
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Anything selected at random.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.
Clipping of randonnée, from French randonnée (“hiking”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: random — arbitrary person
- Italian: random — arbitrary person
- Polish: random — arbitrary person
- Portuguese: random — arbitrary person
- Romanian: random — arbitrary person
- Spanish: random — arbitrary person