What does "bo" mean?
Fellow, chap, boy.
Bo
/boʊ/ intj, name, noun, particle, phrase, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, particle, phrase, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Fellow, chap, boy.
- Grammar: bo is listed as intj, name, noun, particle, phrase, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: arab, bad breath, bad smell, beachcomber.
- Usage evidence: Hong Myong Bo is a great player.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fellow, chap, boy. US, slang
"‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’"
- 2 A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
- 3 Initialism of body odor or body odour. abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, informal, initialism, uncountable
- 4 Initialism of business object. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"A business object (BO) is simply a software abstraction of a real-world entity."
- 5 Initialism of box office. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"The film is expected to gross more than $100 million at the domestic BO."
Verb
- 1 Initialism of bind off. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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."
Particle
- 1 Final interrogative particle, used to invite agreement. Singlish, interrogative
"Swee bo?"
- 2 Final interrogative particle, forming a yes-no question from a declarative statement. Singlish, interrogative
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of best of Often directly precedes an odd number. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Best-of-three (bo3) Group Stage Match Information"
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.; A male given name from the Germanic languages
- 2 A city in Sierra Leone.
- 3 Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”).
- 4 Initialism of BusinessObjects, a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
- 5 A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.; A male given name from French, variant of Beau; A diminutive of the male given name Beauregard
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- 6 A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.; A male given name from French, variant of Beau; A diminutive of the male given name Beaumont
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Hong Myong Bo is a great player."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bo"?
Common synonyms include: arab, bad breath, bad smell, beachcomber, beaded brow, beads of sweat.
How do you use "bo" in a sentence?
Hong Myong Bo is a great player.
How do you pronounce "bo"?
Pronounced /boʊ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Imitative.
Etymology 2
Probably a shortening of boy.
Etymology 3
From Japanese 棒 (bō), from Middle Chinese 棒 (baewng^X, “staff, club”) (compare modern Chinese 棒 (bàng)).
Etymology 4
From Hokkien 無 /无 (bô).
Etymology 5
Initialism of best of.
Etymology 6
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau.