to jio together
- phrasal verb
- Slang
- Let's jio together this weekend to catch up over coffee.
Examples
-
Whenever there's a public holiday, he loves to jio together his friends for a barbecue.
-
She usually jios together her classmates for study sessions before exams.
-
Let's jio together this weekend!
-
Did you want to jio together later?
-
Let's jio together this weekend to catch up over coffee.
-
She usually jios together her classmates for study sessions before exams.
-
Whenever there's a public holiday, he loves to jio together his friends for a barbecue.
Synonyms
179
1.8
To come together with friends to spend time
64
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
4
3.7
To meet another person or group briefly and informally
Ask someone to join an activity, especially to play games or hang out with friends
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'jio' means 'to invite' and 'together' means to gather or meet, so the combined sense 'to invite someone to meet or hang out' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although 'jio' is regional (Singapore English), the compositional pattern is straightforward and a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Jio together comes from Singapore English where jio means 'to call someone over'. Imagine someone calling friends so they all meet up, so jio plus together gives the image of inviting or 'gathering' people to hang out.