Citations:aro

Adjective: "(slang, neologism) aromantic"

 * 2015, Jesse Case, "Lack of Asexual Representation on Valentine's Day", The Revolution (Albemarle High School), 13 February 2015, page 2:
 * "If an aro [aromantic] person were to want to give a valentine to their best friend it would be perceived wrong, because v-day is made to be all about romantic love. Platonic love isn't considered to be enough," Hoeing said.
 * 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
 * For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined.
 * 2016, Desiree Haley, "Students find inclusivity in A-Spectrum", Daily Titan (California State University, Fullerton), 5 April 2016, page 4:
 * Although the people in attendance land on different points of the ace and aro spectrums, Fazio said the meetings are a way for all of them to gain some personal relief.
 * 2016, KC Hardy, "Romance versus Romance", WORDLY (Deakin University), Issue 2 (2016), page 23:
 * This is the reason why, when I first watched The Hunger Games, I saw Katniss, Peeta and Gale as just another forced Hollywood love triangle and was turned off the series altogether. It wasn't until I read further into the intricacies of that dynamic (Katniss is obviously aro. Why do you think she's so passionate about archery?) and the commentaries that the novels were making that I started to really enjoy the films.
 * 2016, Megan Swett, "Celebrating Queertober and the LGBT+ community", The Journal (University of Illinois, Springfield) 19 October 2016, page 1:
 * An aro person may never develop a crush on person [sic], or envision themselves entering a romantic relationship with someone.
 * 2017, Melissa Reph, "You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'", The Muhlenberg Weekly (Muhlenberg College), 26 October 2017, page 3:
 * For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.
 * 2018, Erika Westhoff, "The A-Team: Navigating Nonexistence", Stephens Life (Stephens College), Spring 2018, page 21:
 * The few studies where it has been discussed are asexuality studies with subjects who identify as both aro and ace.
 * 2018, Isabel Nathan, "Asexuals, you are not alone", Washington Blade, 19 October 2018, page 20:
 * But asexuality and aromanticism aren't illegal, and the social stigmas attached to being ace or aro aren't obvious to many people.
 * 2018, Claire Dwyer, "Asexual Awareness Week", The Scripps Voice (Scripps College), 1 November 2018, page 5:
 * That feeling resonated with me so strongly, and made me think of a lot of us on the ace and aro spectrums here at the Claremont College.
 * 2018, Alexis Stark, "A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus", The State News (Michigan State University), 29 November 2018, page 5:
 * This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.
 * 2019, Grace Christiansen, "Deadman's Hand", Debate, August 2019, page 15:
 * As a media consumer, I find it difficult to identify with characters in books and films simply because of the lack of ace and aro representation within entertainment.

Noun: "(slang, neologism) a person who is aromantic"

 * 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
 * While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations.
 * 2018, Isabel Nathan, "Asexuals, you are not alone", Washington Blade, 19 October 2018, page 20:
 * Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.
 * 2019, Chelaine Kirsh, "Let's talk about aces, baby", The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan), 24 October 2019, page 11:
 * Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.