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Bolo
Definitions
- 1 A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
- 1 A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- 2 A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
- 3 A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
- 4 A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect. US
- 5 A broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest, or a related vehicle. US, abbreviation, acronym
"William Davis Jr. admitted he had been drinking and driving, but he said he shouldn’t have been caught. Even though police had issued a BOLO or “be on the lookout” for his car and an officer testified Davis made several traffic violations, he said there wasn’t enough probable cause for the initial traffic stop that turned into a DUI. […] Davis said he should not have been stopped because the BOLO for his car was not checked out before he was pulled over, but Justice Cornelia Clark pointed out that shouldn’t matter."
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- 6 Clipping of Bolshevik. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
"[G]round strafing, however, was as exciting as in France, particularly when it was carried out dozens of miles behind the Bolo lines."
- 7 long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin wordnet
- 8 A type of punch; an uppercut. attributive
"He jerked me off balance and the hand with the brass knucks came around in a looping bolo punch."
- 9 a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie wordnet
- 1 To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife. transitive
""In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels." […] Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
- 2 To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
- 3 To dress (somebody) in a bolo. nonce-word, transitive
"Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.
From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.
Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.
Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.
From Argentine Spanish boleadora (“lariat”).
From Argentine Spanish boleadora (“lariat”).
An acronym of be on the lookout.
Acronym of be on the lookout.
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