relo

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Australia/ˈɹeləʉ/

noun

A relative.

UncommonScrabble 4

Meanings

nounrelo (plural relos)

plural relos · alternative rello

  1. 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 page

    2010, 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.

  2. 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 Dence
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    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 BaLenci

    I 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

  1. Englishrelative
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishrelo

From relative + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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