aristo

[uh-ris-toh]

a·ris·to

[uh-ris-toh]
noun, plural a·ris·tos. Chiefly British Informal.

Origin:
1860–65; by shortening; compare -o

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Aristo is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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aristo-

a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “best,” occurring either in direct loans (aristocratic), or in the formation of compound words: aristotype.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of áristos best, superlative of ari- probably a term specifying at first the upper class of society, the warrior caste; compare Ares, perhaps Aryan
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aristo (ˈærɪstəʊ, əˈrɪstəʊ)
 
n , pl -tos
informal short for aristocrat

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aristo
aristocrat
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