rando
nounEtymology From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.
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Colloquial, Derogatory, Mildly An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
- I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel.
- The very idea that a bunch of randos on the internet could create a better encyclopedia than a team of professionals was mildly ludicrous, and yet the project went on, […].2018 August 7, Alexis C. Madrigal, “Wikipedia, the Last Bastion of Shared Reality”, in The Atlantic:
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- You don't have to go finding randos to battle!2022, Game Freak, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, spoken by Nemona:
- “[mockingly]: "Be a hero, Peanut Hamper. The needs of many, Peanut Hamper." Kill yourself for a bunch of randos you met three hours ago, Peanut Hamper! It was my first day. They expect me to sacrifice myself on day one? No way! Ugh! I hate Starfleet. What about the needs of the me?”2022 October 6, Ann Kim, “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” (2:44 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 3, episode 7, spoken by Peanut Hamper (Kether Donohue):
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Colloquial, Derogatory, Mildly A person going to a party without being invited.
- “We gathered all the people that love you into this one room. And then when we saw all the empty chairs, we decided to drag some randos in off the street to fill them!” [drum plays rim shot] [laughter] “So many illustrious guests here on the dais tonight. And also Colin Robinson.” [rim shot] [laughter] “He got me, I got got.”2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (4:15 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak):
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Colloquial Anything selected at random.