Definitions

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  • proper noun rare A male given name.
  • proper noun by extension A drummer.

Etymologies

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From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey.

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Examples

  • First of all, she and her assistant seem to believe that the movie Rango is called Ringo Earth to Brit: it's about a lizard, not a Beatle.

    VIDEO: Britney Says the Darnedest Things 2011

  • Created by Mikeâ⠂ ¬â „ ¢s brother Matt and his sister-in-law Suzanne, the â⠂ ¬ËœRingo is designed to help provide similar help to artists at the Savannah College of Art and Design or SCAD.

    PvPonline » 2008 » June » 17 2008

  • The ultimate goal for the â⠂ ¬ËœRingo is to raise enough funds so that it can cover a full yearâ⠂ ¬â „ ¢s expenses at SCAD, approximately $30,000.

    PvPonline » Archive » The Mike Wieringo Scholarship 2008

  • King may not have lost his fastball, since that pitch was never in his repertoire, but there have been moments when he seemed culturally disconnected, such as when he called Ringo Starr "George" during a 2007 interview.

    Television: Howard Kurtz on timing of Larry King's retirement, successor 2010

  • The ultimate goal for the â⠂ ¬ËœRingo is to raise enough funds so that it can cover a full yearâ⠂ ¬â „ ¢s expenses at SCAD, approximately $30,000.

    PvPonline » 2008 » June » 17 2008

  • Created by Mikeâ⠂ ¬â „ ¢s brother Matt and his sister-in-law Suzanne, the â⠂ ¬ËœRingo is designed to help provide similar help to artists at the Savannah College of Art and Design or SCAD.

    PvPonline » Archive » The Mike Wieringo Scholarship 2008

  • John Ringo is quoted in the article Science Fiction: How the Cult Became Mainstream, which says that it's because sf "predicts the future of today's hot-button issues."

    October 2007 2007

  • Ringo is a national treasure – the unflappable one, the funny one.

    Matthew Yglesias » Rushdie Hate Update 2007

  • John Ringo is quoted in the article Science Fiction: How the Cult Became Mainstream, which says that it's because sf "predicts the future of today's hot-button issues."

    SF Tidbits for 10/30/07 2007

  • (BTW, for the record, Ringo is my favorite Beatle.)

    Theory Review: Row Forms Matthew Guerrieri 2006

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