rando
An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connectionAn arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
» Yesterday Tom had a very unpleasant encounter with some rando on the street.
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial, derogatory, mildly)An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel.
An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.
(colloquial, derogatory, mildly)A person going to a party without being invited.
(colloquial)Anything selected at random.
Examples
2 sentencesYesterday Tom had a very unpleasant encounter with some rando on the street.
She doesn’t want to constantly get into a debate over her beliefs with every rando who challenges them.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. FromFrom random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.
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