rando

[ ran-doh ]

adjective

1. random ( def 4 ):

   We were followed by some rando creep.

noun

, plural ran·dos.

1. random ( def 6 ):

   online randos commenting on videos.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rando¹

By shortening; see -o ( def )

Example Sentences

She once saved a mission by disabling an Indonesian passenger train using only “some rando stuff I found in the snack bar.”

From Literature

“I think we have to come to the conclusion that our pets will eat us,” says Carolyn Rando, a forensic anthropologist at University College London.

From Science Magazine

“Everyone wants to think it’d be a while,” Rando says.

From Science Magazine

Compiling these cases could be revealing, Rando notes.

From Science Magazine

If you’re worried about your pet eating you, Rando says, have someone regularly check on you—and your animals.

From Science Magazine