SPEEDO

speed·o

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spee-doh]
- /ˈspi doʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spee-doh]
- /ˈspi doʊ/

Definition of speedo word

abbreviation SPEEDO speedometer. 1

Just one definition for speedo

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Origin of speedo

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; by shortening; cf. -o

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Speedo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speedo

speedo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

speedo usage trend in Literature

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