[Ads-l] convo 'conversation'

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

> On Jun 22, 2016, at 6:50 AM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net> wrote:
> 
> I've heard this for several years; I wonder if it's influenced by "combo" for "combination".
> 
> 
> On 6/20/2016 10:22 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> CNN chyron:
>> 
>> FBI To Release Killer's Convo With Cops

it's specifically AU/NZ slang.  with antipodal -o.

arnold
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