endo
/ˈɛndəʊ/
endo noun: marijuana. Also the clipping of endogenic.
Noun (1)
endo (uncountable)
- Marijuana.
- rollin' down the street smokin' endo / sippin' on gin and juice1998, Snoop Dogg, Gin and Juice
- So as I drive home / I roll my window up / And my endo up in the same motion1994, Nas, Jungle Jay
Noun (2)
endo (plural endos)
- A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.
- Synonyms:
- stoppie, front wheelie, nose wheelie
- A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars.
- Midway down a winding descent on a dry, rocky trail during a mountain bike race in Maui, I tried to avoid a large rock, jammed on my front brakes and went flying over the handlebars – a judo-style fall known as an "endo". […] To avoid future "endos" on precipitous descents, I stood with my weight...2000 November 17, Joe Glickman, “High in the Saddle for a Rousing Ride That's Bumpy, Bruising and Scary”, in The New York Times
Verb
endo (third-person singular simple present endos, present participle endoing, simple past and past participle endoed)
- To perform an endo (trick).
- I remember when disc brakes became a worthwhile investment; from this point on, following Clive became extremely dangerous. He just kept endoing everywhere! Down a steep bank, through a stile, on his dad's bed… […] Clive endos smoothly into the corner while swinging the back wheel out, drops into...2011, Clive Forth, The Mountain Biking Pocket Guide: Your Slope Saviour, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 8
- To suffer an endo (crash).
- Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring.2019 December 9, “The 2019 Outsiders of the Year”, in Outside
Noun (3)
endo (countable and uncountable, plural endos)
- A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired.
- The landmark measure meant to eliminate 'endo' or the practice subcontracting of labor.2019 July 27, Virgil Lopez, “Panelo corrects self on veto of Security of Tenure bill”, in GMA News Online, retrieved 26 Jul 2019
- [...] 13 local and foreign business chambers asked "the president to veto the security of tenure bill" since it "is redundant as there are previously approved laws that already protects workers from 'endo' (end of contract scheme), [...]"2019 July 27, Vann Marlo M. Villegas, “Duterte strikes down measure tightening labor contracting rules”, in BusinessWorld, retrieved 26 Jul 2019
- A person employed under this system.
- […] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security...2018 April 26, Art Amansec, “Of ‘endos,’ contractuals and contractualized employees”, in BusinessMirror
Proper noun capitalized: Endo
Endo (plural Endos)
- A surname from Japanese.
- Mitsuye Endo, a stenographer at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento, was one of a small group of Nisei state employees who were dismissed from their positions in early 1942.2018, Jonathan H. X. Lee, Asian American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events, ABC-CLIO, page 3
Also used as
endo is also the clipping of endogenic.
endo is also the clipping of endocrinology.
endo is also the clipping of endocrinologist.
endo is also the clipping of endometriosis.
endo is also the clipping of endodontics.
endo is also the clipping of endodontic treatment.
Synonyms of endo
Forms of endo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | endos |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | endos |
| present participle | endoing |
| past participle | endoed |
| past | endoed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Endos |
Origin of endo
Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.
From end over end.
Clippings, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “inner; internal”). Compare the prefix endo-.
Words that rhyme with endo
Questions about endo
- What does endo mean?
- Endo means marijuana.
- What part of speech is endo?
- Endo can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce endo?
- Endo is pronounced /ˈɛndəʊ/.
- What is the plural of endo?
- The plural of endo is endos.
Words near endo in the dictionary
Source and license
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