rando

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹændoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹændəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ændəʊ
• Hyphenation: ran‧do

From random +‎ -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.

rando (comparative more rando, superlative most rando)

2. (colloquial) Random; arbitrary.

rando (plural randos)

2. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.

   Hyponym: anon

   I accidentally took some rando's luggage from the airport carousel.

   • 2018 August 7, Alexis C. Madrigal, “Wikipedia, the Last Bastion of Shared Reality”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     The very idea that a bunch of randos on the internet could create a better encyclopedia than a team of professionals was mildly ludicrous, and yet the project went on, […] .

   • 2022, Game Freak, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, spoken by Nemona:

     You don't have to go finding randos to battle!

   • 2022 October 6, Ann Kim, “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” (2:44 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks‎^[2], season 3, episode 7, spoken by Peanut Hamper (Kether Donohue):

     “[mockingly]: "Be a hero, Peanut Hamper. The needs of many, Peanut Hamper." *** yourself for a bunch of randos you met three hours ago, Peanut Hamper! It was my first day. They expect me to sacrifice myself on day one? No way! Ugh! I hate Starfleet. What about the needs of the me?”

   2. (colloquial, mildly derogatory) A person going to a party without being invited.

      Synonyms: gatecrasher, crasher

      • 2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (4:15 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows‎^[3], season 5, episode 8, spoken by Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak):

        “We gathered all the people that love you into this one room. And then when we saw all the empty chairs, we decided to drag some randos in off the street to fill them!” [drum plays rim shot] [laughter] “So many illustrious guests here on the dais tonight. And also Colin Robinson.” [rim shot] [laughter] “He got me, I got got.”

3. (colloquial) Anything selected at random.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rando.

• sicko
• weirdo

Clipping of randonnée, from French randonnée (“hiking”).

rando

1. Pertaining to randonnée or uphill skiing.

• Ardon, Daron, Andro, Ronda, radon, Norad, NORAD, Doran, andro, Drona, andor, norad, Nador, and/or, Nardo, adorn, andro-

• IPA^(key): [ˈrando]

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• Rhymes: -ando
• Hyphenation: ran‧do

From German Rand.

rando (accusative singular randon, plural randoj, accusative plural randojn)

1. edge

• eĝo

From Afrikaans rand, ultimately from the same Germanic root as above.

rando (accusative singular randon, plural randoj, accusative plural randojn)

1. rand (currency of South Africa)

Clipping of randonnée.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.do/

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rando f (plural randos)

1. (informal) walk, trek (for pleasure)

• radon

rando

1. first-person singular present indicative of randar