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boho

UK/ˈbəʊhəʊ/US/ˈboʊhoʊ/

boho noun: a bohemian.

Noun

boho (countable and uncountable, plural bohos)

  1. (informal) A bohemian.
    • After all, […] the last thing this country needs is a mannered bunch of Manhattan bohos who use textured harmonics and jingly guitars to create a carpetbagger's vision of the heartland.1988 April 1, Roger Moore, “Silos”, in Chicago Reader
  2. A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.
    • In pockets of downtown Manhattan and in cities as far-flung as Miami and Los Angeles, young women in the vanguard are setting aside their trapeze and baby-doll dresses — and as often as not, their drainpipe jeans — in favor of a breezier, more audaciously colorful interpretation of boho chic.2007 June 21, Ruth La Ferla, “Another Summer of Love”, in New York Times
    • “Ooh, look at that Martina McBride boho peasant blouse. 40% off. I'm about to put you 100% on.”2021 April 11, Lauren McGuire, “Hot Tub-tation” (3:29 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 17, spoken by Betty Hart (Maya Rudolph)
    Synonyms:
    boho-chic

Adjective

boho (comparative more boho, superlative most boho)

  1. (informal) Bohemian.
    • Down in the cellar in the Boho zone / I went looking for some sweet inspiration, oh well / Just another hard time band / With Negro affectations1975, Joni Mitchell, “The Boho Dance”, in The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
    • Enter Benedict Bridgerton, the boho son of the family at the centre of Netflix's much-loved series, handsomely striding into the masquerade ball.2025 September 13, Daniel Thomas, “Lunch with the FT: Shonda Rhimes”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Proper noun capitalized: Boho

Boho

  1. a village near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
  2. A locality in the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms of boho

Forms of boho

Noun
pluralbohos
Adjective
comparativemore boho
superlativemost boho

Origin of boho

From bohemian.

Words formed from boho

Words that rhyme with boho

Questions about boho

What does boho mean?
Boho means a bohemian.
What part of speech is boho?
Boho can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce boho?
Boho is pronounced /ˈbəʊhəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of boho?
The plural of boho is bohos.

Words near boho in the dictionary

  1. Bohnes
  2. Bohnock
  3. Bohns
  4. Bohnsack
  5. Bohnsacks
  6. boho
  7. Boho South
  8. boho-chic
  9. Bohodukhiv
  10. Bohol
  11. Bohol Sea

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