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lim·o
/
ˈlɪm
oʊ
/
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[
lim
-oh
]
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noun,
plural
lim·os.
Informal.
a limousine.
Origin:
1965–70
Americanism; by shortening; see
-o
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limo
(ˈlɪməʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-mos
informal
short for
limousine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
limo
abbreviation of
limousine
, by 1959, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
limo
limousine
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
It's probably better to hire a
limo
than to drive and park sometimes.
People who have been inside say that the
limo
is eerily serene, as if the
outside world were on mute.
It bounces off the
limo
and into the road, where it explodes under the next
vehicle in the motorcade.
They begin shouting when they see his
limo
pull up the drive.
The list of potential successors, should he fall under a
limo
, is impressive.
Make sure the
limo
you hire is licensed by the state.
Rather, they all contract with town car and
limo
companies.
They won't even ride in the same stretch
limo
together.
At the same time, he wanted the five-star hotel and the
limo
at his beck and call.
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