Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end + -o.
Meanings
(slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
So as I drive home / I roll my window up / And my endo up in the same motion 1994, Nas, Jungle Jay:
rollin' down the street smokin' endo / sippin' on gin and juice 1998, Snoop Dogg, Gin and Juice:
A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.
A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars.
Midway down a winding descent on a dry, rocky trail during a mountain bike race in Maui, I tried to avoid a large rock, jammed on my front brakes and went flying over the handlebars – a judo-style fall known as an "endo". […] To avoid future "endos" on precipitous descents, I stood with my weight over the rear wheel, gripping the seat with my thighs. 2000 November 17, Joe Glickman, “High in the Saddle for a Rousing Ride That's Bumpy, Bruising and Scary”, in The New York Times:
es invertido (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · pl stoppie (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · es caballito inverso (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · de Stoppie (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · es stoppie (stopi) (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · pt mula (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · es caballito trasero (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · pt babalu (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · pt égua (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel) · es endo (endou) (a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel)
I remember when disc brakes became a worthwhile investment; from this point on, following Clive became extremely dangerous. He just kept endoing everywhere! Down a steep bank, through a stile, on his dad's bed… […] Clive endos smoothly into the corner while swinging the back wheel out, drops into the switchback and he's away. 2011, Clive Forth, The Mountain Biking Pocket Guide: Your Slope Saviour, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 8:
(transitive) To suffer an endo (crash).
Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring. 2019 December 9, “The 2019 Outsiders of the Year”, in Outside:
Since my endo did not practice at the hospital I delivered at, I did not have the oversight I needed to adjust my fluctuating sugars […] 2010, Cheryl Alkon, Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes, page 150:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of endometriosis.
Endo Days is a self-described cabaret, comedy and “singing support group”. Libby Trainor Parker, a festival weekly award winner, highlights the reality of comfy pyjamas, wheat bags and suppositories for women living with endo. 2021 March 15, Kylie Maslen, “The conversation about endometriosis and invisible illness has finally reached the arts”, in The Guardian:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of endodontics.
I question dentists about the services they actually provide in their offices. Do you do crown and bridge and restorative dentistry? “Of course.” Do you do endodontics? “No, I never really liked endo.” 2022 August 19, Louis Malcmacher, “Learn something new: Incorporating Botox and dermal fillers into your practice”, in Dental Economics:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal) Clipping of endodontic treatment.
Supraeruption happens. Gingival inflammation happens. Pulpal inflammation happens. Traditionally, we can “work through” these problems. We can grind crowns into place. We anesthetize and use hemostatics on the gingiva. We do endos. But we shouldn’t have to do those things, especially with digital dentistry. 2021 October 25, Joshua Austin, “Pearls for Your Practice: 3-Day Polished Zirconia Crowns by 38 Smiles Dental Lab”, in Dental Economics:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, qualifier:multiplicity slang) Clipping of endogenic system.
i love endos, all plural folks are so fucking valid, but also i feel like my actual legitimate DID is so much more severe than it is for all of my friends and it does get a bit isolating 2022 May 21, @archusRevya, Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2024:
(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of endosomatophilia.
Coined from end of contract, as used on the contracts given to workers under the system.
Meanings
(Philippines, uncountable) A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired.
[...] 13 local and foreign business chambers asked "the president to veto the security of tenure bill" since it "is redundant as there are previously approved laws that already protects workers from 'endo' (end of contract scheme), [...]" 2019 July 27, Vann Marlo M. Villegas, “Duterte strikes down measure tightening labor contracting rules”, in BusinessWorld, retrieved 26 Jul 2019:
The landmark measure meant to eliminate 'endo' or the practice subcontracting of labor. 2019 July 27, Virgil Lopez, “Panelo corrects self on veto of Security of Tenure bill”, in GMA News Online, retrieved 26 Jul 2019:
(Philippines, countable) A person employed under this system.
[…] Labor Day is just around the corner, hence, it is timely to examine the current and hot issues affecting the workers’ sector. One such issue concerns the matter of endos, contractuals and contractualized employees. / Endos, contractuals and contractualized employees do not enjoy full security of tenure rights as guaranteed by the Constitution and the Labor Code. 2018 April 26, Art Amansec, “Of ‘endos,’ contractuals and contractualized employees”, in BusinessMirror: