Meanings
dolo1
comparative more dolo · superlative most dolo
- 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 Written1 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
- A town in Dolo department, Burkina Faso.
- A department in Bougouriba Province, Burkina Faso.
- A former commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
- A tributary in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
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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dolo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo
“dolo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolo.
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