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-oes

-oes is the plural of -o.

Meaning of -o

Suffix (1)

-o (noun-forming suffix, plural -os or -oes)

  1. (historical) A vocative or exclamative particle appended to street cries, nautical calls, or names to project a hail or shout.
    • smoke + -o → smoko
  2. A colloquializing suffix, typically appended to names, abbreviations of long words, or substantive uses of adjectives.
    • kid + -o → kiddo

Suffix (2)

-o

  1. (humorous) Converts certain words to faux Italian or Spanish. Can be used with Spanish el for expressions such as el stinko.
    • no problemo

Suffix (3)

-o (noun-forming suffix, plural -os)

  1. Added to verb stems to create a noun describing an error relating to the action described by the verb.

Questions about -oes

What is -oes the plural of?
-oes is the plural of -o.

Words near -oes in the dictionary

  1. -ode
  2. -odont
  3. -odontia
  4. -odynia
  5. -oecious
  6. -oes
  7. -off
  8. -offs
  9. -oh
  10. -oholic
  11. -oi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -oes (page history and authors); -o (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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