Definitions
Wiktionary
- Internet slang you only live once
Examples
“Nikki Rasmussen is a dear friend of mine who owns a local med spa called YOLO, which stands for "You Only Live Once.”
The Huffington Post: Kari Henley: Do You Approach Change as a Turtle, a Rabbit or a Hummingbird?
“He and two friends started to hike in the YOLO BOLIES wilderness.”
“This should be good news for three other companies featured in my book, Interface, makers of FLOR carpet tiles, YOLO Colorhouse, manufacturers of low VOC paints, and Michelle Kaufmann Designs, designer and manufacturer of green prefab homes.”
“We love the YOLO Colorhouse booth — a beautiful design of a great product.”
“SHERIFF E.G. PRIETO, YOLO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: I am just thankful that we have this individual in custody.”
“FREDDIE OAKLEY, YOLO COUNTY RECORDER: A courageous battle, a heroic battle against cancer.”
“FREDDIE OAKLEY, YOLO COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIAL: Every single day something pops up, and we discover that there's a little software glitch here or a little hardware glitch there.”
“Zac Efron sports new 'YOLO' tattoo on his hand: Actor's ink means 'you only live once' Tokyo tops out Paris again as world food capital; Japan capital has more Michelin three star restaurants High levels of radioactivity found in Tokyo tap water; feared unsafe for kids”
“Zac Efron sports new 'YOLO' tattoo on his hand: Actor's ink means 'you only live once' The actor showed off his new body art during an appearance in Tokyo Kathryn Kattalia”
“The actor was recently spotted with"YOLO" tattooed across his hand while promoting his upcoming star-studded film, "New Year's Eve," in Tokyo.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘YOLO’.
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EN - US buzzwords of 2012
As seen on http://www.vocabulary.com/articles/wordroutes/the-year-in-words-2012-edition/
voucherize, voucher, selfie, unskew, phablet, muppet, YOLO, MOOC, Grexit, red line, doxing, malarkey and 20 more...
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Favorites
ostensibly, surreptitiously, seriously, apparently, vociferous, guitar, asphalt, glee, glitter, fascinating, asynchronous, cunt and 128 more...
Tweets
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alexz I think that YOLO=carpe diem for idiots
is the best definition I've seen.
Jan 10, 2013
fakeymcfakeypants This tweet deserves a longer life: "“YOLO = carpe diem for idiots” @robert_miskelly" Aug 14, 2012