little one (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's infant or young child).
We've been cloth diapering since my LO hit 10 pounds, about 6 months now.
loved one (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's romantic partner or spouse).
I realized that my LO and I really didn't have much in common in terms of interests and basic values that could have held us together.
before 900; Middle English; conflation of lo exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! ( Old English lā; see la 2) and lo, shortened form of loke ( Old English lōca ), imperative of loken to look
First recorded in 2000–05 LO for def. 1
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While she used to regularly order combo meals at KFC and lo mein at Chinese restaurants, she now favors Chipotle, where she is able to customize bowls to specific calories.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"And lo and behold, 12 hours later we had the rough version of this thing."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“During the financial crisis, governments around the world put the printing presses on and everyone said, ‘Oh, lo and behold, nothing’s happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Upon hearing this, Lee walked into the place to see if he would be treated any differently – and lo and behold, suddenly a table was available in five minutes.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023
In the classical music world, 80 percent of the information available to the maestros was removed, and lo and behold, the maestros suddenly exercised much better judgment.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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