rando

noun

ran·​do ˈran-(ˌ)dō 

plural randos

slang, often disparaging

: a random person : a person who is not known or recognizable or whose appearance (as in a conversation or narrative) seems unprompted or unwelcome

My neighbor thought sure she saw John Bradley-West standing discreetly in the shadows at the 10th Avenue Art Space during Game of Thrones: the Musical, but it turned out to be some rando who looked more or less like the actor that plays Samwell Tarly.

—Ian Pike

rando adjective

Most Americans probably aren't all that familiar with the Democratic Socialists, outside of Bernie Sanders and some rando dude who handed them a newsletter at a protest.

—Heather Dockray

Examples of rando in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the president’s not there, randos are let in to throw trash bags out the windows. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

rand(om) entry 2 + -o entry 1

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rando

• condo
• mondo
• rondo
• cuando
• rolando