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A-Yo (Method Man
The interjection Ayo! is a common variation of the word Yo!. Ayo, Ayọ, Ayọ̀ and AYO may also refer to: People Ayọ is a common Yoruba given name. ''Ayọ'' in Yoruba means ''Joy''. Ayo is a gender neutral name which means it can be given to either male or female. The name Ayo is a diminutive form or a shortened form of names like Ayomide which means ‘my joy has come’, Ayomikun which denotes ‘my joy is full’, Ayokunumi which means ‘I have joy in me’, Ayonitemi which denotes ‘joy is mine’, FunmilAyo which means give me joy etc. * Ayo Akinola, American-Canadian soccer player * Ayo Aderinwale, Nigerian diplomat * Ayo & Teo, American dancers * Ayo Bankole, Nigerian composer * Ayo Dosunmu (born 1999), American basketball player * Ayo Edebiri, American comedian and actress * Ayo Fayose, Nigerian politician * Ayo Ogunsheye, Nigerian academic * Ayo Oni, Nigerian politician * Ayo Rosiji, Nigerian politician * Ayo Shonaiya, Nigerian film producer * Ayo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo (greeting)
''Yo'' is a slang interjection, commonly associated with North American English. It was popularized by the Italian-American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the 1940s. Although often used as a greeting and often deployed at the beginning of a sentence, ''yo'' may also come at the end of a sentence and/or may be used to place emphasis on or to direct focus onto a particular individual, group, or issue at hand, or to gain the attention of another individual or group. It may also be used to express excitement, surprise, disbelief, enthusiasm, anger, or amazement. Etymology and history The interjection ''yo'' was first used in Middle English. In addition to ''yo'', it was also sometimes written ''io''. Though the term may have been in use in an isolated manner in different contexts earlier in English, its current usage and popularity derives from its use in Philadelphia's Italian American population in the twentieth century, which spread to other ethnic groups in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |