deco

See also: Deco, decó, and déco

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: dekko (one pronunciation)

Etymology 1

Clipping of decompression

Noun

deco (uncountable)

1. (underwater diving, informal) Decompression.

Etymology 2

Clipping of decorative or similar.

Noun

deco (plural decos)

1. A friendship book in which people add decorative elements such as drawings, stickers and sequins.
   • 2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail - The Lost Art of Letterwriting, page 110:

     Start your own Traveling Deco Journal […] Improve your Deco and Friendship Book Bindings

   • 2005, Amy Spencer, DIY: The Rise of Lo-fi Culture, page 131:

     […] little booklet called the 'deco' (decorated friendship book), passes from person to person through the mail in an envelope with each recipient decorating a page including their name and address before passing it on.

   • 2017, Mark Duffett, Fan Identities and Practices in Context: Dedicated to Music, page 194:

     Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.

Anagrams

• OECD, co-ed, code, coed, ecod

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

deco

1. vocative singular of deca

Spanish

Noun

deco m (uncountable)

1. Deco