Adjective used to describe a person who is overly aware of and keen on sexual innuendo, and/or particularly prone to
Freudian slips. A derivation of "erotic," an
ero individual may burst into paroxysms of giggling for seemingly innocuous comments. Shakespeare was the original ero dramatist when he
penned the lines, "Give me your long sword, ho!" in Romeo And Juliet.
The
ero kid in the back row could hardly control himself when the science teacher lectured on the precipi"tits" heights of
Mt. Everest.
The ero undercurrent of the AP Lit class burst into uncontrollable
howls of laughter when the teacher asked "Who's doing Williams?" in reference to research on a famous poet.