mando

noun

1. (informal)A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

   “I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of mandolin.

   “Can't tell you about mandos, but the Stelling Banjos are exquisite. Geoff Stelling used to be in San Diego, Calif. but now he is out on the East Coast. His banjos have excellent crisp tone. I would suspect that his mandos are similar[.]”

3. (informal, uncountable)The Mandarin language.

adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang)Clipping of mandatory.

   “I've been steaming a lot a veggies and I can get that down without any problem. It's a very good thing I am on Aciphex now as I think my stomach would have imploded by now. With me, I -HAVE- to get back in shape. It's mando becuase^([sic]) the Navy says so. Chuckle.”

   “It shouldn’t be shit for us to come out here and appreciate the little bit of life we got left, dog / On the dead homies, Charlie P, you know that, bro / You know that / It's— it's mando, right, it's mando”