Bye vs Yo - What's the difference?
bye | yo |
(sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
(cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
(obsolete) A dwelling.
(obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
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(slang)
(slang)
(military slang) Present]]! [[here, Here!
(African American Vernacular English) contraction of you and are
(colloquial)
(Baltimore)
As a noun bye
is (sports) the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team or bye can be .As an interjection bye
is (colloquial) goodbye.As a preposition bye
is .As an abbreviation yo is
(l).bye
English
Etymology 1
Variant form of (by), from (etyl) (being near) .Noun
(en noun)- Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
- (Gibson)
- The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.
Derived terms
* (cricket) leg byeEtymology 2
Shortened form of (goodbye).Derived terms
* tatty byeEtymology 3
Alternative forms.Noun
Anagrams
* 200 English basic words ----yo
English
(wikipedia yo)Etymology 1
From (etyl) yo, io, . More at yea.Interjection
(en interjection)- Yo Paulie! How's it going?
- Yo , check this out!
- Sergeant: ''Smith? ''Private Smith: Yo !
Contraction
(head)- Yo a fool.
Pronoun
(head)- Yo sandwich only has bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?
- Yo was tuckin' in his shirt! (
Stotko and Troyer 2007
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