wide-o
A cocky chancer with too much mouth for his own good.
Definitions
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.
wide-o In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From Scots/Glaswegian 'wide' meaning cunning, sharp, knowing — '-o' suffix turns it into a person noun, same pattern as 'weirdo' or 'cheapo'.
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