stylo

noun, adj — 3 senses

stylo

noun

Etymology Clipping of stylographic pen, from stylo- + graphic.

1

A stylographic pen.

Malone put his stylo in his pocket. There was no use reporting a lunatic.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

stylo

adj

Etymology From style + -o.

1

Singapore, Informal Stylish; fashionable.

We so stylo, they just vile-o / We speak Singlish, awmost English-lahQuoted in 2024, Andrew J. Moody, The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes (page 677)

Derived terms: stylo milo

stylo

noun

Etymology From translingual Stylosanthes, from Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

1

Any of the genus Stylosanthes of flowering plants.

Derived terms: African stylo, Caribbean stylo, Townsville stylo

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