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单词 yo
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yopron.

Brit. /jəʊ/, U.S. /joʊ/, Caribbean English /joː/
Forms: 1700s– yo, 1800s– yo'.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: you pron.
Etymology: Representing a regional pronunciation of you pron. (compare forms at that entry), perhaps reflecting an originally unstressed form which has been restressed. Compare yo adj.
regional (now esp. Caribbean and in African-American usage).
= you pron. Cf. yo adj.
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a1730 Robin an's Gonny (Folger Library MS V.a. 308) in Folk Music Jrnl. (1986) 5 221 But yo mun know, Robin he geet a fow thwack.
?1746 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. 14 Yo coom farrantly off.
1814 J. Byrom Misc. Poems (new ed.) I. 119 The Justices for feear he shid rebel Had usend him as yo done other foke.
1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 90 Yo stop here, and I'll be back in half-an-hour.
1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxii. 184 Yo jes keep to yo own row.
1897 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 19 June Nah, then, shooit, or ah'll mak yo!
1937 C. B. Himes in Esquire Jan. 64/1 Niggah, ef'n yo is talkin' tuh me, Ah ain' liss'nin'.
1970 Washington Post 30 Sept. b12/4 It looks to me like yo're fixin' to git took for the dollar an' thirty cents.
1977 R. Scollins & J. Titford Ey up, mi Duck! III. 2 An yo gorra match?
2000 H. N. Thomas in N. Hopkinson Whispers from Cotton Tree Root 99 Yo' want yo' bladder sewn up!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

yoadj.

Brit. /jəʊ/, U.S. /joʊ/, Caribbean English /joː/
Forms: 1800s– yo, 1800s– yo'.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: your adj.
Etymology: Representing a regional pronunciation of your adj. (compare forms at that entry), perhaps reflecting an originally unstressed form which has been restressed. Compare yo pron.
Chiefly U.S. regional (southern), Caribbean, and in African-American usage.
= your adj.
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1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 5 Feb. 21/6 Yo jes keep to yo own row.
1893 B. Harte Sally Dows 85 I reckon I stood on yo' head for five minutes.
1931 W. Faulkner Sanctuary xxiv. 271 Minnie tapped at the door. ‘Here yo dinner.’
1973 Black World June 61 Saturday nite take yo shoes off at the door.
1994 J. Dupri & C. Kelly Give it 2 Ya (song, perf. ‘Da Brat’) in Hip-hop & Rap (2003) 139 Lay back and listen As I bust for yo' ass on this funkdafied mission.
2006 G. Malkani Londonstani xv. 180 Hardjit's like,—Dude, why's yo mama always chattin like dem desis on da BBC?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

yoint.n.

Brit. /jəʊ/, U.S. /joʊ/
Forms: late Middle English ȝo, late Middle English io, 1600s– yo, 1700s–1800s yeo, 1800s yeoh, 1800s– yoh.
Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Imitative. Compare ho int.1
A. int.
1. An exclamation used to attract attention, to express warning, surprise, etc., or to incite or encourage action; hey! Later (colloquial (frequently in African-American usage)) used as a greeting or in response to a greeting.With use in hunting contexts, cf. yoi int. With use in nautical contexts, where the word frequently shows reduplication, cf. yo-ho int. and n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > answer > in Greeting [interjection]
yoa1475
hello1877
eh up1902
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > call for attention [interjection]
loOE
lookOE
heya1225
halec1300
notac1392
what hoc1405
yoa1475
behold1535
hist1599
nota benea1721
see1863
psst1875
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun]
clepingc975
rouna1225
grede13..
voicec1375
cryc1380
outcrya1382
clepea1400
interjectionc1430
scrightc1440
yoa1475
braya1500
shout?a1513
roupingc1550
acclamation1562
outcry1587
whewing?1590
cry-out1814
redound1825
oh-ing1843
shriekc1853
ejaculation1863
blurt1864
spasmodics1865
yo-yoing1874
ejaculatory1883
yip-yipping1910
yip1911
yipping1951
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations
oeOE
heya1225
ouc1300
we13..
hac1320
how1377
how now?c1380
vaha1382
ha a!c1386
ha ha!c1386
hoa1400
ohoa1400
yowc1440
yoa1475
heh1475
hey ho?c1475
huffc1485
wemaya1500
whewa1500
wow1513
huffa?1520
gup?1528
ist1540
whow1542
hougha1556
whoo1570
good-now1578
ooh1602
phew1604
highday1606
huh1608
whoo-whoop1611
sessaa1616
tara1672
hegh1723
hip1735
waugha1766
whoofa1766
jee1786
goody1796
yaw1797
hech1808
whoo-ee1811
whizz1812
yah1812
soh1815
sirs1816
how1817
quep1822
soho1825
ow1834
ouch1838
pfui1838
suz1844
shoo1845
yoop1847
upsadaisy1862
houp-la1870
hooch1871
nu1892
ouff1898
upsy1903
oo-er1909
ooh-wee1910
eina1913
oops1921
whoopsie1923
whoops-a-daisy1925
hot-cha-cha1929
upsadaisy1929
walla1929
hotcha1931
hi-de-ho1936
po po po1936
ho-de-ho1941
oh, oh1944
oopsy1956
chingas1984
bambi2007
the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of greeting
hailc1200
all haila1393
yoa1475
salutation1535
hail1604
chin chin1625
wassaila1643
hallo1841
hello1853
good day1857
hi1862
all right1868
g'day1894
'lo1913
ciao1929
hiya1940
hidey1941
well-done1971
wagwan1983
a1475 (a1450) Tournam. of Tottenham (Harl.) (1930) l. 144 (MED) I am in my iolyte, With io forth, Gybbe!
c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 457 Myscheff. How, Neu Gyse, Nowadays, herke or I goo! When owr hedys wer togethere I spake of si dedero. Neu Gyse. Ȝo [emended in ed. to Ȝe], go þi wey! We xall gaþer mony onto.
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. ii. 12 Io furth, Greynhorne! and war oute, Gryme!
a1679 R. Wild Benefice (1689) iv. 46 Have you any Work for a Tinker?—Yo—Friend,—Will you set a poor Tinker on Work?
1772 Monthly Rev. 42 191/1 The scene was quite chang'd, 'twas no more yo, yo-ho.
1792 I. Bickerstaff Spoil'd Child ii. 19 A sailor's life for me, Sir. Yeo, yeo, yeo! yeo, yeo, yeo! While the boatswain pipes all hands With a yeo, yeo, yeo, Sir.
1806 G. Pinckard Notes W. Indies III. 343 A string of negroes singing out in the sailors' cry—yeoh-yeoh, yeoh-yeoh, and hauling at a long rope.
1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities i. ii. 5 Yo there! Stand! I shall fire!
1919 Marine (Paris Island) 12 Mar. 5 Every morning we fall out at six o'clock and yell 'YO' when our name is called. We like it.
1920 W. B. Ellington Company ‘A’ 23rd Engineers 112 Yo!! Breakfast.
1980 A. Tyler Morgan's Passing ii. ii. 37 ‘Fresco?’ he called. ‘Yo,’ Fresco said from the rear.
1988 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Aug. b8 I can't count the times that people have greeted me with, ‘Yo, man, what's happening?’
2014 ‘K. Perry’ et al. This is how we Do (song) in Prism (CD lyrics booklet) 6/2 Yo, shoutout to all you kids Buying bottle service with your rent money.
2. slang (originally in African-American usage). In weakened use, following or punctuating an utterance for emphasis or as a general conversational filler.
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?1987 ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff’ & ‘The Fresh Prince’ Girls ain't Nothing but Trouble (transcribed from music video) But enough about me, yo, let's talk about you.
1991 D. Simon Homicide (1993) 117 Somebody 'round here been doin' some talking, yo.
1999 New Yorker 18 Oct. 205/1 I'm trying to take everyone with me, but there's a lot of pressure, yo.
2014 A. Abrams Caught Up v. 42 She ain't ready for it, fam. You can look at 'er 'n' tell. She a youngin', yo.
B. n.
An exclamation or cry of ‘yo’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations
O?c1225
heyc1400
hoc1405
whoopc1450
oha1535
ooh1602
whowb1602
phew1613
hogmanay1692
ah1712
yo-hope1724
whew1751
whoo1763
yah1812
yo-heave-ho1813
yoicks1817
yo-he-ho1827
yo1830
boo1833
yoick1854
hot-cha-cha1932
ooh-la-la1952
ooh-ah1957
eina1971
eish2005
1830 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 70 Sundry boatmen, that with quick yeo's, Lest it should blow,—were pulling up the Rose.
1895 Baily's Mag. Sports & Pastimes June 397/1 He [sc. a huntsman] pins them [sc. the hounds] to the spot where his fox has surely passed, with a ‘yoh’.
1936 Liberty 5 Dec. 17/1 As each name was called there was a loud ‘Yo’.
1999 Black Camera 14 2/1 In fact, one reviewer said your role was a stereotypical role with the ‘yos’ and ghetto kind of language.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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