deafo

English

Etymology

deaf +‎ -o

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Noun

deafo (plural deafos)

  1. (slang, derogatory) A deaf person.
    • 2003, Jenny Froude, Making Sense in Sign: A Lifeline for a Deaf Child, page 156:
      I have heard a headteacher in school refer to the 'deafos' in the unit and that, arguably, was more unforgivable than the remark made by a man watching the Bromley Chain float pass by in the carnival procession.
    • 2008, Valerie Fausone, Fountain of Marvelous, page 115:
      When I was in college, there was a group of kids living in my dorm that we called the “Deafos.” The Deafos were all deaf like I am now, which ought to be a huge lesson in karma for us all.
    • 2012, Mary Duffin, The Tribe: Birth Of The Mall Rats, page 286:
      'Paul wants to come with you.'
      'No way! He's a deafo! He'll be a liability.'

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