Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, slang)Fellow, chap, boy.

  2. A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Relationship through marriage is indicated by the prefix "bo".

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  2. Tom's BO is strong.

    Від Тома сильно тхне потом. — deniko

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  3. Hong Myong Bo is a great player.

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  4. The Obamas' beloved family dog Bo died from cancer Saturday.

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  5. The Buddha became enlightened under a Bo tree in Bodh Gaya.

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Origin

Probably a shortening of boy. From Japanese 棒 (bō), from Middle Chinese 棒 (baewng^X, “sta

Probably a shortening of boy.

From Japanese 棒 (bō), from Middle Chinese 棒 (baewng^X, “staff, club”) (compare modern Chinese 棒 (bàng)).

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Forms

plural: bos
Singularbo
Pluralbos

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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