What is the meaning of ABO. Phrases containing ABO
See meanings and uses of ABO!Slangs & AI meanings
What are you on about? That's something you may well hear when visiting the UK. It means what are you talking about?
Derogatory phrase for Aboriginal
Abo is derogatory Australian slang for an aboriginal.
veterinary steroid
About done is British slang for finished.About done is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
The hull section of a vessel above the waterline, the visible part of a ship. Also, topside.
v urinate: Give me a minute, Dave – I’ve got to go and see a man about a dog.
If you were "above snakes,†you were above ground - meaning still alive.
Anything that is on or above the deck, and in plain view. Its meaning is to be open and not be hiding anything.
(entered pretty much verbatim) You have to emphasize the 'bout' of 'about' in this sentence. It is said with a heavily sarcastic tone, and its meaning is very difficult to explain since there is absolutely no equivalent in standard English. It means something like 'Shame on (you)', or 'That's (their) loss!'. Say for example I make an effort to apply to do a course, and they turn me down but don't explain why. I go and complain to my mum. She says 'Huh, pity about them!'. Or say my friend Johnny has some nice sweets. I say 'How Johnny man giz a sweetie, he says 'Na! Gaan n get yarown man!', I say 'Pity about ye!'.
To chastise, beat, thrash. "When I got home he set about me with a strap."Â
To go about is to change the course of a sailboat by tacking. Ready about, or boutship, is the order to prepare for tacking.
About right is British slang for slightly drunk, tipsy.
A cut above.
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adv.
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
adv.
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
imp. & p. p.
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adv.
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
adv.
More than; as, above five hundred were present.
a.
On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice.
adv.
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
adv.
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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n.
Abortion.
adv.
In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
n.
The quality of being abortive.
prep.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
adv.
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
n.
A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
n.
That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
n.
A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as, to turn to the right-about.
prep.
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
v.
Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
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Alt. of Above-named
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