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asbo

/ˈæzbəʊ/

asbo is the alternative letter-case form of ASBO.

Noun (1) capitalized: ASBO

ASBO (plural ASBOs)

  1. (UK) Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
  2. (UK, informal) One who has been issued with the above legal order.

Verb capitalized: ASBO

ASBO (third-person singular simple present ASBOs, present participle ASBOing, simple past and past participle ASBOed)

  1. (UK, transitive) To issue an Anti-Social Behaviour Order to (someone).
    • Yes he will probably end up in the criminal justice system in a few years time - but if we ASBO him now he's going to end up there an awful lot quicker because he will breach it.2005, Andrew Millie, Anti-Social Behaviour Strategies: Finding a Balance, page 31
    • "Shut up, both of you. I've got the police here. You'll get asboed," Sally shouted2008, Harry James, Consequences?, page 65

Noun (2) capitalized: Asbo

Asbo (plural Asbos)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ASBO.

Forms of asbo

Noun
pluralasbos
pluralASBOs
alternative formAsbo
alternative formasbo
pluralAsbos
Verb
third-person singular presentASBOs
present participleASBOing
past participleASBOed
pastASBOed

Words that rhyme with asbo

Questions about asbo

What does asbo mean?
Asbo means anti-Social Behaviour Order.
What is asbo the alternative letter-case form of?
Asbo is the alternative letter-case form of ASBO.
What part of speech is asbo?
Asbo can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce asbo?
Asbo is pronounced /ˈæzbəʊ/.
What is the plural of asbo?
The plural of asbo is asbos.

Words near asbo in the dictionary

  1. Asbill
  2. Asbills
  3. ASBK
  4. ASBM
  5. ASBMs
  6. asbo
  7. Asboe-Hansen sign
  8. ASBOed
  9. ASBOing
  10. asbolane
  11. asbolin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: asbo (page history and authors); ASBO (page history and authors); Asbo (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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