Meanings
theo1
- informaluncountableThe amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.
In a perfect world, a player would know the theo of the machine he's feeding. He would also know the percentage of the theo that the casino is giving back in comps.
2003, Jean Scott, Angela Sparks, More Frugal Gambling, page 337
Theo2
plural Theos
- A male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.
He has three teeth and two names: Theodore, which is what health visitors call him, and Theo, which is what I call him.
2010, Maggie O'Farrell, The Hand That First Held Mine, Headline, →ISBN, page 341 - uncommonA diminutive of the female given name Theodora.
Origin
Theo · proper noun
Short form of Theodore, or of the rare given names Theobald, Theophilus or Theodoric, or of Theodora.
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