Since Abo is simply a shortened form of Aborigine or Aboriginal, one could easily think that it is as neutral and inoffensive a term as Aussie is for an Australian. However, Abo is as highly offensive to Australian Aboriginal people as nigger is to African Americans in the United States.
This once quite common word is now completely unacceptable
First recorded in 1905–10; by shortening; see -o
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Red blood cells from blood group O are the only type that can be used by all receiving patients regardless of ABO type.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
Successfully converting A or B blood types into ABO universal donor blood can markedly reduce the logistics and costs currently associated with storing four different blood types.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
Amir, Borys and Oleh founded ABO last August as a record shop.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023
Most people know about blood group ABO, with its positives and negatives, but they aren’t the only types.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022
For example, there are three different alleles that encode ABO blood type; these are designated IA, IB, and i.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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