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See also: Theo, Théo, thẹo, þeo, theo-, Theo., and théo-

English

Etymology

From theoretical.

Noun

theo (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.
    • 2003, Jean Scott, Angela Sparks, More Frugal Gambling, page 337:
      In a perfect world, a player would know the theo of the machine he's feeding. He would also know the percentage of the theo that the casino is giving back in comps.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

theo

  1. Lenited form of teo.

Middle English

Verb

theo

  1. Alternative form of theen

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly an interdialectal borrowing from a dialect with sporadic aspiration, cf. gảy vs. khảy, thốt vs. dột, phỏng vs. bỏng, khỏ vs. gõ. Related to đeo?”

Pronunciation

Verb

theo (𬩱 - , )

  1. (transitive) to follow
  2. (transitive) to accompany, come with, follow (a person)
  3. (transitive) to obey
  4. (transitive) to believe in, follow (a particular faith or religion)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Preposition

theo (𬩱 - , )

  1. along
  2. according to
    Theo điều tra dân số Hoa Kỳ...
    According to the US Census...

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