Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An exclamation used to inspire surprise or fright; especially, a cry uttered by children to frighten their fellows. Also
boo . - The earlier word for both.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
- noun US, slang
Fellow ,chap ,boy . - noun martial arts A
quarterstaff , especially in an oriental context.
Etymologies
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Examples
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MARCO BOZZARIS, _mahr´ ko bo tsa´ rees_, popularly _bo zar´ is_
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester
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July 26th, 2009 11: 51 am ET bo is a complete and total failure at international policy.
Clinton: Obama has proven his toughness, international savvy 2009
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You trying to cover these non-issue stories to cover for bo is like me trying to cover an huge oil spill with a single rag.
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Archive 2007-07-01 Dan 2007
skipvia commented on the word bo
Bo Diddley by, ummm, Bo Diddley
February 9, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word bo
For usage as a verb (now obs.) see comment on boingboingboing.
January 14, 2009
madmouth commented on the word bo
a language of Laos
June 15, 2009