intj
yo
yoh
intj
1
Used as a casual greeting, similar to "hi" or "hey."
""Yo, what's up?" he said as he walked in."
"Yo, did you see the game last night?"
2
Used to signal presence, as when answering a roll call.
""Smith?" "Yo!""
pron
1
A gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun used informally in place of "he" or "she."
"Yo said yo would be here by five."
How to Use Yo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very informal way to say hi, to call out to someone, or to answer "here" — with a newer, less common use as a gender-neutral pronoun.
When to use it
Strictly informal slang; not used in formal writing or speech.
Word Forms
yos plural
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Etymology
Traced back to Middle English variants of "yea"/"yes," ultimately from Old English "gea." Its modern casual-greeting sense took off in early-20th-century Philadelphia and spread worldwide through pop culture.