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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wido en · ADJ

Etymology

From wide awake + -o.

Meanings

  1. (UK, not-comparable, obsolete, slang) Aware of what is going on; fly, alert.
    • "Oh, nonsense! You don't suppose we're house-breakers, do you?" said Jack, impatiently. "No, not I," said the man; "I'm wido." 1875, Once a Week, page 136: