mayo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmeɪ.əʊ/
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of mayonnaise.
alt of mayonnaise
Pass me the mayo, please.
- (Internet, countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A white person.
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(Australia, countable, informal, uncountable) Exaggeration.
Judging by the scorecard, Skull may have laid a dollop of mayo on the story, but who cares when the story is that well told?
2017 November 20, Rudi Edsall, “Kerry O'Keeffe's hilarious story about the one time he captained Australia”, in Triple M:... He played a forward defensive shot, and he held it like it was a beautiful cover drive, and someone said, "Oh, mate, stop adding the mayo! It's just a forward defensive, you flog!"
2023 November 17, Jo Trilling, Yeah, Nah! William McInnes's favourite Aussie sayings (radio), spoken by William McInnes, via ABC Radio Perth:[Twomey:] Let's start with one you've never been asked in an interview: did you know Patrick Cripps pulled your hair last week? [Smith:] That's a good question. We laughed about it during the game because I put a bit of mayo on it to see if I could milk a free kick.
2023 May 22, Cal Twomey, quoting Twomey and Bailey Smith, “'I'm in a good space now': Gun Dog on life in the spotlight”, in AFL Media; Western Bulldogs:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mayoed · mayo monkey · mayolike · mayoless · mayocide
Synonyms
white person (white person)