arvo Austral. slang.
(ˈɑːvəʊ)
[repr. voiced pronunc. of af- of afternoon + -o2.]
Afternoon.
| 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 6 Dec. 42/1 Alone on the bench this Sunday arvo. 1952 J. Cleary Sundowners iii. 154 That how you spend your Sunday arvos, Rupe? 1957 ‘N. Culotta’ They're a Weird Mob (1958) iii. 34 I'll try an' drop back this arvo. |