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Meaning of YOLO | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/ˈjəʊləʊ/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of YOLO.
    alt-of
  2. Acronym of you only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Making this cake mix eleven years past the expiration date, because YOLO!”
““Well, it's too late to turn back now, Brandon,” Ana said. “And anyway… YOLO, right?” Brandon looked like he was about to explode, but finally he rubbed his eyes and nodded. “Yeah. YOLO.””
““It made me come to this conclusion of, I don’t know, YOLO, let me just try this,” he said.”
“Individual YOLO decisions can be chalked up to many factors: cabin fever, low interest rates, the emergence of new get-rich-quick schemes like NFTs and meme stocks.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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