q-vo
n.— «I started using different variations of this word a lot more in high school and college: Q-vo, Q-vole.…Meaning According To DT: hey, what’s up, hello, how are you, greetings.» —“Cholo Word Of The Day—Q-vo” Daily Texican (Dallas, Texas) Aug. 17, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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