English

Contraction

leggo

1. (slang) Contraction of let go. To cease to hold. Generally used in the imperative.
   • 1949, William Lindsay Gresham: Limbo Tower (page 87)

     He stepped in, gripping the orderly by the front of his white jacket. "Hey, leggo me. You'll start hemorrhaging and they'll blame me."

   • 1966, Richard Johns: Pagany (page 120)

     Hey, leggo, mister! I want to stay up there in the sun! Jim picked up the kid and carried him.

   • 2005, Christine M McMahon: Choices Made: The Street Years

     "Hey, leggo," Nick said pushing Jamy back a little. "What are you doin' ?" "I just wanted to hug you."

Italian

Verb

leggo

1. first-person singular indicative present of leggere

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