rando

See also: Rando

English

Etymology 1

random +‎ -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹændoʊ/

Adjective

rando (comparative more rando, superlative most rando)

1. (colloquial) Random; arbitrary.

Noun

rando (plural randos)

1. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.

   I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel.

2. (colloquial) Anything selected at random.

Citations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rando.

See also

• sicko
• weirdo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French randonnée (“hiking”).

Adjective

rando

1. Pertaining to randonnée or uphill skiing.

Anagrams

• Ardon, Daron, Doran, Drona, NORAD, Nardo, Ronda, adorn, and/or, andro, andro-, norad, radon

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Esperanto

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Rand (“edge”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ando

Noun

rando (accusative singular randon, plural randoj, accusative plural randojn)

1. edge

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French

Etymology

Apocope of randonnée

Noun

rando f (plural randos)

1. walk, trek (for pleasure)

Anagrams

• radon