- Clipping of the word Random (adj) by removing the last letter which changes the part of speech to noun
Rando
noun; clipping
a person who is not and will never be an acquaintance, generally someone who is not around long enough to require their given name to be known.
Etymology : Random (adj) – “having no definite aim or purpose” 1650s, from at random (1560s), “at great speed” (thus, “carelessly, haphazardly”) From Online Etymology Dictionary
Source : Heard in Rice student conversation, September, 2013 Girl 1: “I heard Shelly hooked up with someone at Pub last night, who Girl 2: “Oh I don’t know, just some Rando.”
Last modified: 25 November 2013