camo

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noun

plural camos
: a combination of colors and patterns typical of camouflage
also : a camouflage garment or outfit

Examples of camo in a Sentence

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Adjective
His big sister True, 7, stood on the other side of Khloé, wearing a camo skirt and camo shirt, accessorizing with green hair. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 June 2025 Attendees are encouraged to wear green, as Croft's favorite color was camo green. Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Noun
From the moment Jimin swapped his sparkling sequins for camo on December 12, 2023, the BTS superstar has proven that service doesn’t mean silence. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 While Lamar alternated from a mostly camo fit, putting his jacket on and off, SZA was in full starlet mode, with four different outfits. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for camo

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Adjective

1980, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camo was in 1980

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“Camo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camo. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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