an
english slang word used to greet someone, get someone's attention, or to express some type of excitement or other emotion in a sentence. it is widely believed to have been invented by
italian-americans living in southern Philadelphia.
ex. 1
yo (
name), what's up?
ex. 2
yo! come here for a second.
ex. 3
*
teacher taking attendance*
is (
name) here today?
(name): yo.
ex. 4
that party last night was crazy, yo! I can't believe (name) chugged 4 beers!