Mayo

Definitions

1. Clipping of mayonnaise.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
2. A county of Ireland.
3. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
4. A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.
5. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.
6. A white person.
   Internet, countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
7. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
8. Exaggeration.
   Australia, countable, informal, uncountable
9. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
10. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
11. A village in Yukon, Canada.
12. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
13. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
14. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
15. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
16. A surname.

Equivalents

Examples

“Pass⟳ me the mayo, please⟳.”

“Judging by the scorecard, Skull may have⟳ laid a dollop of mayo on the story, but who cares when the story is that well told?”

“[Twomey:] Let's start⟳ with one you've never been asked in an interview: did you know⟳ Patrick Cripps pulled your hair last⟳ week? [Smith:] That's a good question⟳. We laughed about it during the game because I put⟳ a bit of mayo on it to see⟳ if I could milk a free kick⟳.”

“…he played a forward⟳ defensive shot, and he held it like⟳ it was a beautiful cover⟳ drive⟳, and someone said, "Oh, mate, stop⟳ adding the mayo! It's just a forward⟳ defensive, you flog!"”

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