ammo
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈæ.məʊ/ / /ˈa.məʊ/ / /ˈæ.moʊ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunitionclip. English ammo Clipping of ammunition.
- Ammunition.
“Under fire when this magazine is emptied you shout for “ammo” but perhaps No. 2, the ammo carrier, is lying in the rear with a bullet through his napper. Then it's “napoo-fini” (Tommy's French) for Mr. Lewis.”
“We walked onto the racecourse like a pair of Wyatt Earps, cashed up and plenty of ammo and we walked off like a pair of Elmer Fudds, out of `buwwets'.”
- Chips or money, usually at a casino.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunitionclip. English ammo Clipping of ammunition.
- To load up on ammunition.
“"Harry and Hassan are getting the car re-ammoed; they dropped me off here.”