Arvo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɐː.vəʉ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arvo is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Afternoon.
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Afternoon.
Example Sentences
“Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”
‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’
“Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”
The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.⁵⁰
Word Forms
- arvos
- arvy
Synonyms for arvo
Depending on context, synonyms include afternoon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arternoon, afternoon, aftanoon, tea-time, antipodes, eveningtime.
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