imbo

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noun

An idiot, a fool.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounimbo (plural imbos)

plural imbos

  1. AustraliaslangAn idiot, a fool.

    SAM: Top idiots. Imbos.

    1974, Jim McNeil, How Does Your Garden Grow, Scene Three
    3 more examples

    “[D]on't let it go to your head, imbo. You might end up being all head and no body like Bandy-Andy.”

    1986, Paul Radley, Jacks Rivers And Me

    I blew three lights because the car in front of me was doing twenty miles an hour and I was afraid to weave in and out of lanes to pass him. “Just my luck to get behind an imbo in a Nash Rambler.

    1990, Sammy Davis, Jr., Yes I Can

    im an imbo, world's worst punter #fact handled it horribly as usual then found myself roaring at TV thinking horse won #wrong

    2014 June 14, MCruicky, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 May 2023

Origin

From a clipping of imbecile + -o (diminutive suffix).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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