YOLO
Americaninterjection
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of YOLO
First recorded in 1995–2000; but popularized by the Canadian rapper Drake in his song “The Motto”
Example Sentences
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On top of that, who among us, after the past year and a half, has been immune from a predominant sense of YOLO?
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2021
"YOLO" is an acronym that stands for the saying "you only live once."
From Fox News • Jun. 26, 2021
The spirit of YOLO, then, might have nothing to do with living once, but rather about living at all.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2019
Of particular interest will be the Republican race in Pennsylvania, which will award 71 delegates – more than any other state tonight – on a basis that can only be described as YOLO.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2016
"YOLO" occurred three times, including on a list of "Words of the Year" proposed by Graham Barrett of the American Dialect Society.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2012
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