arvo

plural arvos · alternative arvy

1. AustraliaNew ZealandinformalAfternoon.

   “Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”

   1960, John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills, page 46

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   The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰

   2000, Mark Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II, page 33

   ‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’

   2010, Chris Bray, The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island, unnumbered page

   “Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”

   2010, Rebecca Iannone, The Invisible String: The Secrets That Bind, page 55

   Synonyms: afternoon

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.