• Spello

    Origin

    spell + -o, modeled on typo

    Full definition of spello

    Noun

    spello

    (plural spellos)
    1. (Internet slang) A spelling mistake.
      • 2003 October 7, Yowie, "You might be a Californian if...", rec.pets.cats.anecdotes, Usenet,He also wondered why I couldn't spell properly - I had to explain the difference between a typo and a spello.
      • 2004 August 19, Some_sappy_Writer, "Missouri's Vote on Gay Marriage", talk.abortion, Usenet,It was a typo, not a spello.
      • 2006 October 12, Bob Cunningham, "Is there a word?", alt.usage.english, Usenet,Anyway, I'm afraid I would decide to call "sited" in the thesis an error; not a typo or a thinko, but a spello.

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