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speako en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From speak + -o, modelled on typo.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A mistake made when speaking, for example saying the wrong word accidentally.
    • [The new version] too is mangled by typos and speakos and hearos, and the most spreadable ones accumulate 2019, Steve Stewart-Williams, The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve:
    • In other words, you made a "speako" rather than a "typo." Speech systems these days are typically interactive, allowing for verification of input. 1999, Transportation & Distribution, volume 40, page 4:
    • "How come it thinks I said that?" Jay asked. "Those are 'speakos'. Kind of like what we call a 'typo 2015, The Least, page 117:

Forms

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speakos Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

spello · copy-pasto · writo · printo · clicko · typo · hearo · thinko · scanno

Relateds

spoonerism · malapropism

Synonyms

lapsus linguae · misspeech · slip of the tongue

speako en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From speakeasy + -o.

Meanings

  1. A speakeasy (illegal bar, saloon or tavern).

Forms

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speako en · VERB · etymology 3

Etymology

From speak + -o, in imitation of Spanish hablo and Portuguese falo.

Meanings

  1. (humorous, uncommon) [I] speak.
    • Q: Why didn't you ask them about X? A: No speako the lingo.
    • no speako the lingo