Dando

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See also: dando and dẫn độ

English

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Etymology 1

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English habitational surname of Norman origin, from one of the two villages named Aunou, in France.

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Dando (plural Dandos)

  1. A surname from Norman.
Derived terms
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Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dando is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Dando is most common among White (90.76%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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Hotten explains this as the name of a man once famed for devouring large portions of oysters etc. at restaurants and then admitting he had no money.

Noun

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Dando (plural Dandos)

  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A voracious eater.
    • 1844, James MacGauran, Walter Clayton: A tale of the Gordon Riots, page 2:
      It is plaguily annoying to want a dinner, and have the appetite of a Dando — to be asked for a large debt, when your pockets cannot conceal a solitary shilling []
    • 1904, Robert Smith Surtees, The Analysis of the Hunting Field, page 9:
      [] have we not made out our case that a Master requires the propensities of Bacchus, with the appetite of a Dando []

Further reading

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References

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  • (voracious eater): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

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