Abo
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9.9
- noun
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para una persona aborigen australiana]
- He said a few scruffy abos jumping around weren't going to give tourists from the real world anything.
Examples
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"Friendly, are they, these abos?" Jerry asked.
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"Friendly, are they, these abos?" Jerry asked.
Fiction book (1992) -
I was an "ABO" guy (Perry supporter) months ago, and more and more.
Blog text (17) -
Yeah, you'd like me to go so you can tell how you never cut up any women and you're a nice abo off on mission.
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But pretty soon both Bruces were talking away about this place, Grong Crossing, way out in "the bush," where they were certain to meet real abos really living in the desert.
Fiction book (1992) -
"I grew up knowing the Australian flag wasn't mine. I grew up coping with flack for being 'abo', but I grew up strong," artist Hayley Millar Baker wrote, adding:
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He said a few scruffy abos jumping around weren't going to give tourists from the real world anything.
Synonyms
2
8.4
A person from the first people of Australia who lived there before Europeans arrived
A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak
Compounds
- Specialized
A system dividing human blood into A, B, AB and O groups by A and B substances on red cells
- Specialized
A system that divides blood into A, B, AB, and O by A and B proteins on red blood cells
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abo is a short, rude form of Aborigine, a word for the 'first people' of Australia, and it has been used as an insult. Because of that history, Abo is considered highly offensive and should never be used.