Definition of "mando"

mando¹

/ˈmændəʊ/

noun
plural mandos
1. (disc golf, informal) A mandatory, a sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
  Quotations
  I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.
  1998 September 10, Dennis Moore, “Re: Patent Law and Disc Golf”, in rec.sport.disc‎ (Usenet)
2. (Australia, colloquial) A mandatory subject taken at school.
adjective
comparative more mando, superlative most mando
1. (slang) Clipping of mandatory.
  Quotations
  I've been steaming a lot a veggies and I can get that down without any problem. It's a very good thing I am on Aciphex now as I think my stomach would have imploded by now. With me, I -HAVE- to get back in shape. It's mando becuase[sic] the Navy says so. Chuckle.
  2003 May 8, Lomax, “Re: Again”, in alt.support.divorce‎ (Usenet)
  It shouldn’t be shit for us to come out here and appreciate the little bit of life we got left, dog / On the dead homies, Charlie P, you know that, bro / You know that / It's— it's mando, right, it's mando
  2015 March 15, Kendrick Lamar, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Rahki (lyrics and music), “I [Album version]” (track 15), in To Pimp a Butterfly, performed by Kendrick Lamar

mando²

/ˈmændəʊ/

noun
plural mandos
1. (music, informal) Clipping of mandolin.
  Quotations
  Can't tell you about mandos, but the Stelling Banjos are exquisite. Geoff Stelling used to be in San Diego, Calif. but now he is out on the East Coast. His banjos have excellent crisp tone. I would suspect that his mandos are similar[.]
  1995 December 4, Jm721, “Re: Stelling-Mandolin ?”, in rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic‎ (Usenet)