Meanings
plural relos · alternative rello
- AustraliacolloquialinformalA relative.
2006, Tony Davis, Step On It!: A Wild Ride Through the Motor Age, Random House Australia, page 17, It was a journey not completed until after dark (there were no headlights) and Bertha was too tired to visit her relos in Pforzheim by the time she arrived.
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‘Anyway, sorry I′m late,’ said Ian. ‘Wanted to hang with the relos for a bit.’
2001, John Larkin, Nostradamus and Instant Noodles, published 2012, unnumbered page2010, Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster, Eric Mooij, Being a Great Dad For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, unnumbered page, Just ask the relos how often they may want to do it, because you don′t want babysitting to become too much of a chore for them.
- AustraliacolloquialinformalAfrican-American VernacularA relationship.
Hello, I was in a relo. Suffering just a lil bit man you know.
(Can we date this quote?), “Flavors”performed by UC Brigante and Dence2 more examples
Like, baby I don't really fuck with your man. 9 mil bullets leave him tanned. I'm a playboy fucking up your relo with your heart in my hand.
2022 June 3, “DRAMAS” (track 2), in SAINT'S PRAYERS, performed by Saint BaLenciI wanna go back to when I was single. Happy in life and loved a mingle. Being in a relo ruined me. But I know that's just how it be.
(Can we date this quote?), “Love Kills”performed by JayTee the Aussie
Origin
- Englishrelative
- Latinō
- Old Frenchoh
- Middle Englisho
- EnglishO
- Middle Englisho
- Englishoh
- Englishrelo
From relative + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
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relo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relo
“relo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relo.
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