bo

UK /bəʊ/ US /boʊ/

name 6noun 5particle 2intj 1phrase 1

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, beloved, domestic, great, own, strong, sunny, under

VERB + BO

enlightened, got, object, think

BO + NOUN

bodh, cancer, ena, tree

PREP.

from, in, on

ADV.

maybe, simply

Definitions

intj

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.

noun

Fellow, chap, boy.

‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’

noun

A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.

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Idioms & Phrases

ho kua bo ho jiak

Superficial; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance.

Sure, they turn heads. But what is it like riding one of these scooters with a sidecar? When I first saw one of Mr Johnny Chen’s creations online, I thought “ho kua bo ho jiak” (Ho

Example Bank

We may fairely cry bo-bo-boe; it may well make us hoarse, but it will nothing advaunce it.

Wiktionary

‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’

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Swee bo?

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Best-of-three (bo3) Group Stage Match Information

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A business object (BO) is simply a software abstraction of a real-world entity.

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The film is expected to gross more than $100 million at the domestic BO.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bo is marked as slang, informal, US, euphemistic, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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