/ˈpluːtəʊ/, /ˈplutoʊ/, [ˈpluɾoʊ]
OriginFrom Middle English Pluto, Pluton, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”). Doublet of Plouton. Venetia Burney is often credited as having suggested the name for the celestial body.
- Greek, RomanThe Greco-Roman god of the underworld.
- The largest dwarf planet and formerly the ninth planet, represented by the symbol ♇ or ⯓, both now used mostly in astrology.
- The American cartoon character created by Walt Disney and Norm Ferguson.
- neologismTo demote or devalue something.
“2007 April 21, The Meerkat , OT:Catholic Church ditches Limbo, aus.tv, Usenet.
Limbo has been plutoed. No half way house any more. It's heaven or hell.”
“2007, Andrew Swift, The Daily Iowan - Opinion Column
Winter is dead. The break the university community has just returned from is ostensibly known as winter break. But those who stayed in the Iowa Cit”
“2007, Richard Davis, Courier Press - Entertainment Column
I'm sure I looked really cool (or has that word been plutoed?) in my sneakers and old-fashioned Levis, next to jocks, Greek Life poster childr”
Formsplutos(present, singular, third-person) · plutoing(participle, present) · plutoed(participle, past) · plutoed(past)