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English
Etymology
From Spanish llello.
Pronunciation
Noun
yayo (uncountable)
- (US, slang) cocaine
1983, “Rush, Rush”, in Deborah Harry, Giorgio Moroder (lyrics), Scarface, performed by Debbie Harry, Universal Music Publishing Group:Rush-rush to the yayo; buzz-buzz give me yayo.
- 2004, Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), "Grand Finale" (rap song)
- We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola.
2009, Christine A. Nandi, The ABC's of Raising a Successful Student, page 7:They just spend their time sniffing up the yayo.
2012, Lana Del Rey, Yayo:Need you like a baby when I hold you Like a druggie, like I told you Yayo, yeah, you Yayo
Synonyms
Aragonese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝaʝo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: ya‧yo
Noun
yayo m (plural yayos, feminine yaya, feminine plural yayas)
- grandpa
References
- “abuelo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “yayo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Cebuano
Etymology
From yaya. Compare Spanish yayo.
Noun
yayo
- (often humorous) a male nanny; a manny
Verb
yayo
- (often humorous) to work or act as a manny
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown origin, perhaps from whimsical slang by youth. A prevailing theory, given the term's ultimate origin in Aragon and Catalan-speaking territories, is derivation from Catalan jajo (“grandpa”). It seems the first form generated was *jaja (“grandma”), from which the masculine form was derived. This would come from Catalan avia (“grandmother”) (from Latin avia), and from juvenile palatalization would generate something like *ai̯a. The common phenomenon of syllabic repetition in children's language (cf. papa, baba, etc.) would then cause the form jaja above, which would then be spread into Spanish and masculinized.
Otherwise, perhaps masculinized from Greek γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝaʝo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: ya‧yo
Noun
yayo m (plural yayos)
- (chiefly Spain, Catalonia, informal) grandpa, pops
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
From yaya + -o. Compare Cebuano yayo.
Pronunciation
Noun
yayo (feminine yaya, Baybayin spelling ᜌᜌᜓ)
- (often humorous) male nanny; manny