bo
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/bəʊ/
(UK)
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/bəʊ/ (UK) · /boʊ/ · [boː˨˦]
Definition of bo
17 senses · 6 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
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An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
“We may fairely cry bo-bo-boe; it may well make us hoarse, but it will nothing advaunce it.”
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intj
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An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
“We may fairely cry bo-bo-boe; it may well make us hoarse, but it will nothing advaunce it.”
noun
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(US, slang)Fellow, chap, boy.
“‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’”
- A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, informal, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of body odor or body odour.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of business object.
“A business object (BO) is simply a software abstraction of a real-world entity.”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of box office.
“The film is expected to gross more than $100 million at the domestic BO.”
particle
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(Singlish, interrogative)Final interrogative particle, used to invite agreement.
“Swee bo?”
- (Singlish, interrogative)Final interrogative particle, forming a yes-no question from a declarative statement.
phrase
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of best of: Often directly precedes an odd number.
“Best-of-three (bo3) Group Stage Match Information”
name
- A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
- A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
- A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
- A city in Sierra Leone.
- A district (Bo District) in Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
- Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”).
- (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of BusinessObjects, a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence.
verb
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of bind off.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Imitative.
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