yayo
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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
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- See also Thesaurus:cocaine.
Aragonese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Noun edit
yayo m (plural yayos, feminine yaya, feminine plural yayas)
References edit
- “abuelo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “yayo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From yaya. Compare Spanish yayo.
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yayo
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yayo
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Etymology edit
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 edit
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: ya‧yo
Noun edit
yayo m (plural yayos)
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Further reading edit
- “yayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From yaya + -o. Compare Cebuano yayo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjajo/, [ˈja.jo]
- Rhymes: -ajo
- Syllabification: ya‧yo