wilco

[ wil-koh ]

interjection

1. (especially in radio transmission) an indication that the message just received will be complied with.

wilco

/ ˈwɪlˌkəʊ /

interjection

1. an expression in signalling, telecommunications, etc, indicating that a message just received will be complied with Compare roger

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilco¹

First recorded in 1935–40; short for will comply

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilco¹

C20: abbreviation for I will comply

Example Sentences

Ellis Genge's battle with Wilco Louw at the scrum turned South Africa's way, with referee Andrew Brace twice pinging the England loose-head.

From BBC

Lesh kept Terrapin Crossroads as his performing home base through its closure in 2021, stepping aside for various festival appearances with Phil Lesh and Friends, notably joining Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline to play a set as Philco at the Sacred Rose Festival in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

And that’s easier said than done when your cornucopia of options has the demographic makeup of a Wilco concert.

From Slate

Indeed, Bryan’s own audience has shifted remarkably in just the past two years or so, from a crowd long on middle-aged Wilco dads to a much younger following split about evenly between men and women.

From Los Angeles Times

For a certain kind of listener, Crutchfield had assembled a supergroup of her own, including Brad’s multi-instrumentalist brother Phil and Tweedy, who has been playing professionally with his father, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, since he was a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times