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Abo

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Ab·o or ab·o  (b)
n. pl. Ab·os or ab·os Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an Australian Aborigine.
Abo [ˈæbəʊ]
n pl Abos (sometimes not capital) Austral informal, offensive
(Social Science / Peoples)
a.  short for Aborigine
b.  (as modifier) an Abo reserve
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AboAbo - a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Aboriginal, Australian Aborigine, native Australian, Aborigine
ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
Aussie, Australian - a native or inhabitant of Australia


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What men who have not yet ridden beyond the sound of any horn recall the midnight run which ended--Beagleboy leading--among tombs; the hasty whip-off, and the oath, taken Abo e bones, to forget the worry?
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Dressed in a close-fitting costume, light and elastic, adapting itself to every movement, and made to answer every purpose required by the exercise in which he was abo ut to engage, Geoffrey's physical advantages showed themselves in their best and bravest aspect.
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