Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ref-oh]
- /ˈrɛf oʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ref-oh]
- /ˈrɛf oʊ/
Definitions of reffo word
- noun plural reffo an immigrant, especially one who has been in Australia only a short time. 1
- noun reffo an offensive name for a European refugee after World War II 0
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Origin of reffo
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; ref(ugee) + -o
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Parts of speech for Reffo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reffo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.