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boh

boh interjection: an exclamation used to startle or frighten.

Interjection

  1. An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
    • In our childhood, our mothers' maids have so terrified us with an ugly devil having horns on his head, […] whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry, Boh!1830, Walter Scott, “Letter VI”, in Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 179

Noun capitalized: BOH

BOH (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of back of house.

Forms of boh

alternative formbo
alternative formboo

Origin of boh

Imitative. See boo.

Phrases with boh

Questions about boh

What does boh mean?
Boh means an exclamation used to startle or frighten.
What part of speech is boh?
Boh can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near boh in the dictionary

  1. bogyman
  2. bogymen
  3. bogywoman
  4. bogywomen
  5. Bogña
  6. boh
  7. boh bian
  8. boh chap
  9. boh koleng
  10. boh liao
  11. boh pian

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