bio

Etymology

noun

1. Clipping of biography.
   To find more about her, check out her bio on Instagram.
   She doesn’t position herself as a biblical scholar or a prophet. She’s a humble “wifey & mommy,” according to her Instagram bio—even if her 2019 wedding did garner almost 2.5 million views on YouTube. 2022-11-08, Allison Theresa, “Sadie Robertson Huff Preaches Submissive Womanhood. Her Message Is Uncomfortably Compelling.”, in Cosmopolitan
2. biographical sketch
3. (informal) Clipping of biology.
   I've got a bio exam in the morning.
   It boils down to science. Biology, chemistry and physics. I used to hate bio and chem. Now they fascinate me because I’ve realised they make up the world around us as well as us. 2015-06-09, Lilah Raptopoulos, quoting Reed Shapiro, “Young people speak out about their fears and hopes on climate change”, in The Guardian
4. (South Africa, informal) Clipping of bioscope (“cinema”).
   Sometimes Estelle had to help her mother on Saturdays and Irwin went to classes for ultra-brainy children, but Alan and I always went to the bio. 1995, HerStoriA: South African women's journal, volumes 1-3, page 31

adj

1. (informal) biological.
   a bio detergent
   we only purchase vegetables at the bio food shop
   my bio family