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dolo

Syllables: do·loUS/ˈdoʊ.loʊ/

dolo adverb: alone, by oneself, without a companion.

Adverb

dolo (comparative more dolo, superlative most dolo)

  1. (New-York, slang, African-American Vernacular) Alone, by oneself, without a companion.
    • I, dolo, challenge any team or solo
      You must be buggin' out — new to my shit, home on a furlough1996, Nas, “Take It in Blood”, in It Was Written
    • What's goin' on in the ghetto? Still struggle and strive
      I still roll with the heater, smokin' Chocolate Thai
      In '94, I'll be goin' solo
      Too many problems of my own so I'm rollin' dolo, fuck all y'all1997, Tupac Shakur, “Fuck All Y’all”, in R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Dolo

Dolo

  1. A town in Dolo department, Burkina Faso.
  2. A department in Bougouriba Province, Burkina Faso.
  3. A border town in south-eastern Ethiopia, close to Somalia.
  4. A former commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
  5. A town and comune in Veneto, Italy.
  6. A tributary in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  7. A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dolo

Dolo (plural Dolos)

  1. A surname.

Forms of dolo

Adverb
comparativemore dolo
superlativemost dolo
Proper noun
pluralDolos

Origin of dolo

Possibly a blend of down low or modelled on solo. It can also be an example of so called dunn lingo.

Questions about dolo

What does dolo mean?
Dolo means alone, by oneself, without a companion.
What part of speech is dolo?
Dolo can be an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dolo?
Dolo is pronounced /ˈdoʊ.loʊ/ (US).

Words near dolo in the dictionary

  1. dolmus
  2. dolmuses
  3. dolmush
  4. dolmushes
  5. Dolni Lipovikj
  6. dolo
  7. dolocrete
  8. dolocretes
  9. doloire
  10. doloires
  11. dolomicrite

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