/ ˈɑːvəʊ; NAmE ˈɑːrvoʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) afternoon :
See you this arvo!
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: abbreviation of afternoon (with voicing of the f ) + -o .
/ ˈɑːvəʊ; NAmE ˈɑːrvoʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) ( AustralE , NZE , informal ) afternoon :
See you this arvo!
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: abbreviation of afternoon (with voicing of the f ) + -o .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005