theo

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

English

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Etymology

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From theoretical.

Noun

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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.

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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theo

  1. Lenited form of teo.

Middle English

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Verb

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theo

  1. Alternative form of theen

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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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)

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Derived terms

Preposition

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theo (𬩱 - , )

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

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