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YAMO

YAMO noun: an intermicronational organisation that is useless, unnecessary or deficient in some aspect; used to insult, or convey disapproval of, an intermicronational organisation.

Noun

YAMO (plural YAMOs)

  1. (derogatory) An intermicronational organisation that is useless, unnecessary or deficient in some aspect; used to insult, or convey disapproval of, an intermicronational organisation.
    • In a series of clumsy announcements on the Yahoo! Micronationalism Club, a person by the name of John Bakersley has announced the formation of YAMO, this one called, variously, the "United MicroNations" (not to be confused with another one by that name, long ago defunct) […] This new venture seems...2000 March 28, Peter Ravn Rasmussen, “Nothing new under the Sun”, in Ignes Fatui, number 6, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2001
    • [See title] Some of us think we have heard it before - LoSS [League of Secessionist States], LoM [League of Micronations], United Micronations, SPUM [Splendid Micro-Union of Microstatia], etc. etc. etc.2001 April 3, Lars Erik, “Y-A-M-O”, in The Micro-Nations Forum, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2001
    1. (broadly, derogatory, rare, potentially derogatory) Any intermicronational organisation.
      • I think the day of YAMOs is long past. LoSS tried to have some form of exclusivity, and the only result was that micronationalists went elsewhere. If people find our forum, and participate, then they [are] very welcome.2006 May 20, Eskimo_Nell [Richard Shears], “Re: News from Talossa”, in Micro-Nations.com, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2008
      • Guy, a bit of fun can be had with the HCE. I suggest you don't dissolve it just yet. I'm thinking Christian YAMO, HRE styled with Head of State Electors and terms of say... 6 months. I'll work on it some more and get back to you.2007 August 20, Colonel Vilhelm, “Matbaa and Houland/UCE Edit”, in Micras forums

Examples of YAMO in a sentence

  • We are not attempting to create a YAMO or inter-micronational organization, nor are we in anyway^([sic]) trying to compete with micro-nations.org.2002 October 18, Prince Kieran, “Micronation Disbanded - New, better?, organization founded”, in Imperial Republic of Shireroth forums...
  • Most YAMOs fail because there's no purpose for them.2007 October 18, iehova, “M8”, in Micras forums:
  • Nevertheless, I've started a new website which is not another YAMO, and that in fact exists solely to verify whether nations are alive or not.2008 March 18, Hon. Most Rev. Dr. Cesidio Tallini, “LiveNations.net is born”, in fifth-world, Google Groups:
  • I hate YAMOs as much as anyone; the 5 minute forum and a MicroWiki page with "bringing all micronations together in peace and harmony" etc is painful to watch.2010 February 3, Philip Fish, “Re: Sorry, but...”, in Imperial Republic of Shireroth forums, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2024:

Forms of YAMO

pluralYAMOs

Origin of YAMO

Acronym of yet another micronational organisation, originally referring to an intermicronational organisation (“an organisation composed of micronations”); perhaps by analogy with yet another (YA), programmer slang denoting unoriginality, and so-called for the abundance of short-lived micronational organisations. First attested in 2000 (see quotations), but ostensibly dates to circa 1998.

Questions about YAMO

What does YAMO mean?
YAMO means an intermicronational organisation that is useless, unnecessary or deficient in some aspect; used to insult, or convey disapproval of, an intermicronational organisation.
How do you use YAMO in a sentence?
We are not attempting to create a YAMO or inter-micronational organization, nor are we in anyway^([sic]) trying to compete with micro-nations.org.
What part of speech is YAMO?
YAMO is a noun.
What is the plural of YAMO?
The plural of YAMO is YAMOs.

Words near YAMO in the dictionary

  1. yammers on
  2. Yammies
  3. yamming
  4. yammy
  5. Yamnaya
  6. YAMO
  7. yamogenin
  8. YAMOs
  9. Yamoussoukro
  10. yamp
  11. yampa

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