despo

D2E1S1P3O1

adjective

Desperate.

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Meanings

adjectivedespo (comparative more despo, superlative most despo)

comparative more despo · superlative most despo

  1. slangDesperate.

    The actress Naomi Watts posted on Instagram an image of her feet, with seashells positioned to mimic overgrown toenails. “Gotta tell you. Fully outgrown this,” she wrote in her caption. “Despo for a pedi. #corona.”

    2020 June 23, Lauren Mechling, “Goodbye, Pedicures. Hello, Peels.”, in The New York Times

Origin

Clipping of desperate + -o.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

despo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despo

MLA

“despo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despo.

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