abo

Australian Aboriginal.

Adjective

  1. Australian Aboriginal.
    • ‘The youngster will pick up the abo language faster than his own.’ - 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 210:

Origin

First attested in 1922, clipping of aborigine.

Forms

more abo most abo Abo

Noun

  1. An Aboriginal person.

    Synonyms: boong coon Jacky

Forms

abos Abo