yo
pronunciation
How to pronounce yo in British English:
UK [jəʊ]
How to pronounce yo in American English:
US [joʊ]
Word Origin
- yo
- as a greeting, 1859, but the word is attested as a sailor's or huntsman's utterance since early 15c. Modern popularity dates from World War II (when, it is said, it was a common response at roll calls) and seems to have been most intense in Philadelphia.
Example
- 1. Yo , where 's your boy at ?
- 2. Yo , stop treating me I 'm like your assistant .
- 3. Yo . We working sometime this year ?
- 4. There will be unexpected gains yo !
- 5. Yo mama so fat she went to the movies and sat next to everyone .