abo

plural abos · alternative Abo

1. AustraliaethnicoffensiveslangslurAn Aboriginal person.First known use First attested in the early 20th century.

   Synonyms: boong, coon, Jacky

comparative more abo · superlative most abo · alternative Abo

1. derogatoryAustralian Aboriginal.

   ‘The youngster will pick up the abo language faster than his own.’

   1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 210

plural Abos

1. Alternative letter-case form of aboFirst known use First attested in the early 20ᵗʰ century.

   He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that.

   2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 34

1. uncountablemedicineThe most important blood type classification system for human blood transfusions.
2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of access, basing, overflight.