Definition mo
Etymology 1
From Middle English mo, from Old English mā, from Proto-Germanic *maiz, from a comparative form of Proto-Indo-European *mə-. Cognate with Swedish mer, Danish mer; and with Irish mó, Albanian më. See also more, most.
Adverb
mo (not comparable)
- (obsolete) To a greater degree.
- (now dialectal) Further, longer.
Adjective
mo (not comparable)
- (archaic, dialectal) Greater in amount, quantity, or number (of discrete objects, as opposed to more, which was applied to substances)
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of month.
Noun
mo (plural mos)
- (abbreviation) month
Etymology 3
Clipping of moment.
Noun
mo (uncountable)
- (colloquial) moment
Etymology 4
Clipping of homo, itself a short form of homosexual.
Noun
mo (plural mos)
- (slang) a homosexual
Etymology 5
Clipping of more, non-rhotic dialects, notably African American Vernacular English. Only coincidentally similar to sense 1 above. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”).
Adjective
mo (not comparable)
- (slang) more
Etymology 6
moustache + -o
Noun
mo (plural mos)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A moustache
Etymology 7
Clipping.
Noun
mo (plural mos)
- (prison slang) A molester.