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/ˈbəʊhəʊ/
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/ˈboʊhoʊ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A bohemian.
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- Informal
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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.
A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.
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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.
“Ooh, look at that Martina McBride boho peasant blouse. 40% off. I'm about to put you 100% on.”
Adjective
Bohemian.
Usage- Informal
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Down in the cellar in the Boho zone / I went looking for some sweet inspiration, oh well / Just another hard time band / With Negro affectations
Enter Benedict Bridgerton, the boho son of the family at the centre of Netflix's much-loved series, handsomely striding into the masquerade ball.