deafo
nounEtymology From deaf + -o.
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Derogatory, Slang A deaf person.
- I have heard a headteacher in school refer to the 'deafos' in the unit and that, arguably, was more unforgivable than the remark made by a man watching the Bromley Chain float pass by in the carnival procession.2003, Jenny Froude, Making Sense in Sign: A Lifeline for a Deaf Child, page 156:
- When I was in college, there was a group of kids living in my dorm that we called the “Deafos.” The Deafos were all deaf like I am now, which ought to be a huge lesson in karma for us all.2008, Valerie Fausone, Fountain of Marvelous, page 115:
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- 'Paul wants to come with you.' 'No way! He's a deafo! He'll be a liability.'2012, Mary Duffin, The Tribe: Birth Of The Mall Rats, page 286: