bo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
noun
  1. Fellow, chap, boy.
noun
  1. A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
particle
  1. Final interrogative particle, used to invite agreement.
  2. Final interrogative particle, forming a yes-no question from a declarative statement.
phrase
  1. Initialism of best of: Often directly precedes an odd number.
name
  1. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages
  3. A male given name from French, variant of Beau
  4. A diminutive of the male given name Beauregard
  5. A diminutive of the male given name Beaumont
name
  1. A city in Sierra Leone.
  2. A district (Bo District) in Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
name
  1. Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”).
noun
  1. Initialism of body odor or body odour.
  2. Initialism of business object.
  3. Initialism of box office.
name
  1. Initialism of BusinessObjects, a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence.
verb
  1. Initialism of bind off.

Pronunciation

/bəʊ/ /boʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-bo.wav [boː˨˦]

Word forms

bo boh boo bos

Etymology

Imitative.

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