noun General Slang

wide-o

· noun · scottish

A cocky chancer with too much mouth for his own good.

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Definitions

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A smart-arse, a chancer, somebody who fancies themselves and lets you know it. Usually the boy in the pub looking for a square go he can't actually win. From 'wide' = sly/streetwise.

“Some wide-o at the bar tried tellin' me how tae pour a pint.”
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wide-o In A Sentence

Some wide-o at the bar tried tellin' me how tae pour a pint.

Origin & Usage

From Scots/Glaswegian 'wide' meaning cunning, sharp, knowing — '-o' suffix turns it into a person noun, same pattern as 'weirdo' or 'cheapo'.

Variants widowide o

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