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deo

UK/diˈəʊ/US/diˈoʊ/

deo noun: deodorant.

Noun

deo (countable and uncountable, plural deos)

  1. (informal, rare) deodorant
    • Some men complain their deos don't work after regular use. Your underarm area can build up immunity to the same product. Alternating two deos can give you total protection.2005, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa, numbers 687-694, page 32
    • He brandishes a can of deodorant (deo) spray as he says this, grinning all the time. 'I started using this about two years ago. I didn't realise deos can be so useful in controlling sweating and keeping me feeling fresh. […]2014, Damodar Mall, Supermarketwala: Secrets To Winning Consumer India

Proper noun capitalized: DEO

DEO

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Diageo.
    • Among the 100 most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, only two have more women on their boards than men: drinks maker Diageo (DEO) and Severn Trent (STRNY).2021 February 24, Hannah Ziady, “All-male boardrooms are a thing of the past at Britain’s top companies”, in CNN Business

Forms of deo

pluraldeos

Origin of deo

Clipping of deodorant.

Phrases with deo

Questions about deo

What does deo mean?
Deo means deodorant.
What part of speech is deo?
Deo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce deo?
Deo is pronounced /diˈəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of deo?
The plural of deo is deos.

Words near deo in the dictionary

  1. Denzlingen
  2. Dené
  3. Dené-Caucasian
  4. Dené-Daic
  5. Dené-Yeniseian
  6. deo
  7. Deo volente
  8. Deobandi
  9. Deobandism
  10. Deobandist
  11. Deobandists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deo (page history and authors); DEO (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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