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 stood on the other side of his mom, wearing a camo skirt and camo shirt, accessorizing with green hair. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 July 2025 Attendees are encouraged to wear green, as Croft's favorite color was camo green. Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Noun
Accompanied by a bevy of dancers dressed in camo shorts and white T-shirts and her DJ, their commander of the night turned up the heat with her performance, and while initially wearing a short camo jacket. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 In one photo, Hadid could be seen kneeling and wearing a camo long-sleeve shirt while Khai stood in front of her wearing a denim jacket, brown pants with fringe and pink cowboy boots. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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