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5.0

5.0 is the alternative spelling of five-o.

Meaning of five-o

Noun

five-o (uncountable)

  1. (US street slang) The police.
    • Five-oh caught me, now I'm going to the mountains / Said good-bye to my girl, my lawyer and accountants1989, “Car Thief”, in Paul's Boutique, performed by Beastie Boys

Questions about 5.0

What is 5.0 the alternative spelling of?
5.0 is the alternative spelling of five-o.

Words near 5.0 in the dictionary

  1. 5-over-1s
  2. 5-piece door
  3. 5-star
  4. 5-to-the-em space
  5. 5-to-the-em spaces
  6. 5.0
  7. 5.1
  8. 5/4
  9. 5/8
  10. 50 burger
  11. 50 burgers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 5.0 (page history and authors); five-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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