mayo

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/ˈmeɪ.əʊ/UK/ˈmeɪəʊ/Canada, US/ˈmeɪoʊ/Australia/ˈmæɪəʉ/

noun

A white person.

“Pass me the mayo, please.”

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

mayo1

nounmayo (countable and uncountable, plural mayos)

plural mayos

  1. abbreviationclippingcountableuncountableClipping of mayonnaise.

    Pass me the mayo, please.

  2. InternetcountablederogatoryethnicoffensiveslurA white person.

    Synonyms: white person

  3. AustraliacountableinformaluncountableExaggeration.

    Judging by the scorecard, Skull may have laid a dollop of mayo on the story, but who cares when the story is that well told?

    2017 November 20, Rudi Edsall, “Kerry O'Keeffe's hilarious story about the one time he captained Australia”, in Triple M
    2 more examples

    [Twomey:] Let's start with one you've never been asked in an interview: did you know Patrick Cripps pulled your hair last week? [Smith:] That's a good question. We laughed about it during the game because I put a bit of mayo on it to see if I could milk a free kick.

    2023 May 22, Cal Twomey, quoting Twomey and Bailey Smith, “'I'm in a good space now': Gun Dog on life in the spotlight”, in AFL Media; Western Bulldogs

    ... He played a forward defensive shot, and he held it like it was a beautiful cover drive, and someone said, "Oh, mate, stop adding the mayo! It's just a forward defensive, you flog!"

    2023 November 17, Jo Trilling, Yeah, Nah! William McInnes's favourite Aussie sayings (radio), spoken by William McInnes, via ABC Radio Perth

Mayo2

Mayo3

proper nounMayo (plural Mayos)

plural Mayos

Mayo4

noun
  1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

    Synonyms: Yoreme

proper noun
  1. A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.

Mayo5

proper noun
  1. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white person.

nounA people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

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Yoreme

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nounegg yolks and oil and vinegar

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Origin

Mayo · proper noun

  1. IrishMaigh Eo“plain of yew trees”
  2. EnglishMayo

The name of the village and county in Ireland is from Irish Maigh Eo (“plain of yew trees”).

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Mayo · proper noun

From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.

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Mayo · noun, proper noun

  1. Mayo[Term?]“people of the riverbank”
  2. EnglishMayo

From Mayo [Term?] (“people of the riverbank”), in reference to the Mayo River.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 梅奧郡 /梅奥郡
  • 梅奧郡 /梅奥郡 (Méiào Jùn)county of Ireland
Irish Maigh Eo, Contae Mhaigh Eo
  • Maigh Eocounty of Ireland
  • Contae Mhaigh Eocounty of Ireland
Russian Мэ́йо
  • Мэ́йо (Mɛ́jo)county of Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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