Meaning of jomo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of joy of missing out.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
2. A male given name.
3. Alternative spelling of dzomo (“female yak–cow hybrid”).
   alt-of, alternative

Examples

“c'''1882, Sarat Chandra Das, Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet, John Murray (1902), page 71, December 26.—The Deba has a dozen jomo and cows yielding plenty of milk. A jomo yields four times the quantity of milk which a cow or female yak gives. […] the Tibetans value very highly the jo, which is, besides a good milker, most useful in husbandry.”

“In short, JOMO allows for mindfulness, freedom and space to think⟳. You don't know⟳ what your missing out on -- and you don't want⟳ to either.”

“Yes, you've guessed it. There's a polar opposite to FOMO. JOMO! Joy of Missing Out. Hooray! JOMO is your best friend, so get⟳ to know⟳ it really well. When you have⟳ JOMO, you are so happy and busy doing your own⟳ thing that you have⟳ no time to worry⟳ or care about missing out on that party, that conversation, Monika's messages.”

“Awkward encounters are inevitable when you erase Mark⟳ Zuckerberg from your life, but I just can't bring⟳ myself to go back. So often now I experience⟳ JOMO, the joy of missing out – I see⟳ things on Instagram or Twitter and I get⟳ this ecstatic wave⟳ of relief that I am not attending the damp, muddy festival du jour.”

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