I. (ˌ)ō noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from oh (I)
: one that is or that constitutes or that has the qualities of or that is in some way associated with
boy o
buck o
— chiefly in informal or nonstandard speech; often in place of the missing element in a shortened word
comp o
comb o
— in writing sometimes attached to its base by a hyphen
daddy- o
or sometimes attached to the reduplicated final consonant of its base
kidd o
II. interjection suffix
Etymology: probably from oh (I)
— in interjections formed from other parts of speech
cheeri o
right o
especially imitative words
smack o
bang o