wrongo
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Meaning · English
Synonym of wrong 'un (“dishonest or disreputable person”).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
On Nixon's side, if you were not for us, you were against us; on the extreme anti-Nixon side, if you were for him, you were a wrongo; on the pro-Nixon zealot's side, a wrongo had no rights.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “wrongo” mean?
Synonym of wrong 'un (“dishonest or disreputable person”).
Is “wrongo” formal or informal?
wrongo is generally slang.