Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Peace; quietness.
- noun A Middle English form of
roe . - noun rota, a wheel: see
rota .] A wheel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Short form of
kangaroo . - abbreviation
Quintana Roo , a state ofMexico . - noun
Peace ;quietness . - noun UK, dialectal
Rest ;stillness .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The justification for the switch-a-roo is that my office at the NMNH is freezing, giving me a reason to knit a wool scarf/shawl in the summer.
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The justification for the switch-a-roo is that my office at the NMNH is freezing, giving me a reason to knit a wool scarf/shawl in the summer.
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It was a little freaky to see a big truck with it's cattle catchers, I think they are called roo bars here.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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He enjoyed it but said the roo was a bit tough (as it always is)!
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He enjoyed it but said the roo was a bit tough (as it always is)!
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the photo to the left i call roo do, because this roo has an interesting hair-do! it's actually a wallaby, but close enough!
whitsunday adventures WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2006
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the photo to the left i call roo do, because this roo has an interesting hair-do! it's actually a wallaby, but close enough!
Archive 2006-08-01 WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2006
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If you try to say it like "roo" and "ford" it doesn't sound right.
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While the rotting flesh masked the convicts scent from the dogs, the half-starved guards saw this 'roo' from afar and starting shooting at it for their evening dinner.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Just as some try to hang on to the outdated fanny by throwing it over a shoulder and calling it a "roo," people just can't seem to let go of the first person pronouns.
Kansan.com stories 2010
slumry commented on the word roo
;-)
July 13, 2007
sionnach commented on the word roo
Jane Smiley on Australian marsupials.
February 1, 2008
oroboros commented on the word roo
To pluck wool from a sheep by hand, according to NPR's Says You!.
April 21, 2018