bo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
2
Pronunciation
/bəʊ/ (UK)
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/bəʊ/ (UK) · /boʊ/ · [boː˨˦]

Definition of bo

17 senses · 6 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. (US, slang)Fellow, chap, boy.
    “‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’”
  2. A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, informal, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of body odor or body odour.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of business object.
    “A business object (BO) is simply a software abstraction of a real-world entity.”
  5. (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

  1. (Singlish, interrogative)Final interrogative particle, used to invite agreement.
    “Swee bo?”
  2. (Singlish, interrogative)Final interrogative particle, forming a yes-no question from a declarative statement.

phrase

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of best of: Often directly precedes an odd number.
    “Best-of-three (bo3) Group Stage Match Information”

name

  1. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
  2. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
  3. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
  4. A city in Sierra Leone.
  5. A district (Bo District) in Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
  6. Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”).
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of BusinessObjects, a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence.

verb

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of bind off.

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Etymology

Imitative.

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