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Clipping of desperate + -o.

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despo (comparative more despo, superlative most despo)

  1. (slang) Desperate.
    • 2020 June 23, Lauren Mechling, “Goodbye, Pedicures. Hello, Peels.”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The actress Naomi Watts posted on Instagram an image of her feet, with seashells positioned to mimic overgrown toenails. “Gotta tell you. Fully outgrown this,” she wrote in her caption. “Despo for a pedi. #corona.”

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