dolo

do·lo
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Canada, US/ˈdoʊ.loʊ/

adverb

Alone, by oneself, without a companion.

UncommonScrabble 5

Meanings

dolo1

adverbdolo (comparative more dolo, superlative most dolo)

comparative more dolo · superlative most dolo

  1. New YorkslangAfrican-American VernaculardancingAlone, by oneself, without a companion.

    I, dolo, challenge any team or solo You must be buggin' out — new to my shit, home on a furlough

    1996, Nas, “Take It in Blood”, in It Was Written
    1 more example

    What's goin' on in the ghetto? Still struggle and strive I still roll with the heater, smokin' Chocolate Thai In '94, I'll be goin' solo Too many problems of my own so I'm rollin' dolo, fuck all y'all

    1997, Tupac Shakur, “Fuck All Y’all”, in R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

Dolo2

proper noun
  1. A town in Dolo department, Burkina Faso.
  2. A department in Bougouriba Province, Burkina Faso.
  3. A border town in south-eastern Ethiopia, close to Somalia.
  4. A former commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
  5. A town and comune in Veneto, Italy.
proper nounDolo (plural Dolos)

plural Dolos

Origin

Possibly a blend of down low or modelled on solo. It can also be an example of so called dunn lingo.

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Cite this entry
APA

dolo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo

MLA

“dolo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo.

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