bio

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of biography.

   “Pics from outside of Survivor, vidcaps, bios, descriptions (how friggin' TALL are these guys, exactly?).”

2. A short section of a user profile that contains information about the user, especially one which can be customised; the about me section.

   “To find more about her, check out her bio on Instagram.”

   “Gendercrits are now putting dinosaur emoji in their bios 🦕🦖, presumably to illustrate that their views are extinct relics of the past.”

   “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.”

3. A biographical sketch.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, 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.”

5. (South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, 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.”

6. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of biology.

adj

1. (informal, not-comparable)biological.

   “a bio detergent”

   “my bio family”

   “We only purchase vegetables at the bio food shop.”