romeo
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• noun
An attractive, passionate male lover or seducer.
"He fancied himself a dashing neighborhood romeo, always sending flowers and handwritten poetry to his admirers."
A code word representing the letter R, used in radio and aviation communications from the NATO phonetic alphabet.
"The air traffic controller spelled out the call sign using the code words Romeo, Sierra, and Tango."
American A style of men's slip-on leather ankle slipper or casual shoe featuring elastic gores on the sides.
"My grandfather always wore a comfortable pair of leather romeos around the house in the evening."
Word Origin & Etymology
Eponymously derived from Romeo Montague, the passionate young protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595). The Italian given name Romeo comes from Late Latin Romaeus, originally referring to a Christian pilgrim traveling to Rome.
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