limo

[ lim-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural lim·os.

1. a limousine.

limo

/ ˈlɪməʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for limousine

Word History and Origins

Origin of limo¹

1965–70 Americanism; by shortening; -o

Example Sentences

“I hadn’t been abroad other than going to Majorca with my family, so to go to America to be picked up in a limo, and be wined and dined was unbelievable,” she recalls.

From BBC

The scene ends with the trio hopping into a ’80s-era black limo, which someone on set claims is the same Lincoln town car featured in “Die Hard” and is driven by Charles’s old chauffeur from his “Brazzos” days.

From Los Angeles Times

“Somebody once told me that if you live in Los Angeles, you can say something bad about the Dodgers, you can say something bad about the Rams, you can say something bad about the smog, you can even call Mother Teresa a busybody, but if you say something bad about Vin Scully, you will be strapped to the rear bumper of a stretch limo and dragged down the Santa Monica Freeway until dead.”

From Los Angeles Times

I got into the back of a black limo and there she was in a dark mink coat, her long dark hair with a henna sheen spilling over her shoulders, her legs sheathed in black fishnets.

From New York Times

That half-hour in her limo was a revelation.

From New York Times