primo

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹiː.moʊ/

Definition of primo

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The principal part of a duet.
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noun

  1. The principal part of a duet.
  2. (slang)Any high-quality drug.
  3. (slang)A marijuana cigarette that has been laced with cocaine or heroin.

adj

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable)Best; first-class.
    “We strung Christmas lights around the ceiling to frame it. The final touches of coolness were my two spinning disco lights in the front room. That apartment was like my canvas and it was a primo party spot.”
    “I had to contort a bit to see during Act I, but the theater was not full — opera tickets, even at such prices, are a luxury for many Hungarians — so during the first intermission I moved to a primo orchestra seat, with not just the knowledge but the assistance of an usher.”
    “Like me, you will be so embarrassed for Earth’s primo edgelord that he feels pressed into doing something so excruciatingly conventional. This is worse than when Kate Moss was scapegoated into rehab.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian primo (“first”). Doublet of prime and primus.

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