mo
part of speech
noun (informal: a mo = a moment; a mo = a moustache, Australia/NZ); name (Mo); abbreviation (MO, mo.)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal, UK) «A mo» means a moment, a very short time: «half a mo», «wait a mo». tree →
2) (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A mo is a moustache; «Movember» is a November charity month when men grow moustaches. tree →
3) (a name) Mo is a short name, for example for Mohammed, Maureen or Morris. tree →
4) (abbreviation) «mo.» means month; «MO» can mean «modus operandi», a way of doing something, or a medical officer. tree →
5) In some dialects, mo is a short way of saying more. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand talk, «just a mo» is a common way of asking someone to wait. In Australia and New Zealand, «mo» is the everyday word for moustache. In sport, Mo Farah is a famous British runner and Mo Salah a famous footballer. In maths tables «mo.» can be short for months.
examples
- «Half a mo, I'm just getting my coat», said Mum. tree →
- Wait a mo — I've forgotten my lunch! tree →
- Dad grew a mo for charity. tree →
- Mo Farah won lots of running races. tree →
- My friend Mo is captain of the football team. tree →
- The phone plan costs ten pounds per mo. tree →
- «He's got a big bushy mo», said Grandpa. tree →
- I won't never do so no mo'! tree →
note
Informal; in writing use «moment», «moustache» or «month». Plural «mos» (moustaches). Capital M for a name. Do not confuse with «mow» (cut grass) or «more».
In the corpora
- Mo was furious, then calm, and later said Leo did the right thing.
- In Bristol, Mo, 10, gets told off for being late for school.
- Mo turned it over every night: "Where's my country, then?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.