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boho en · ADJ
Pronunciation
/ˈboʊhoʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈbəʊhəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From bohemian.
Meanings
(informal) Bohemian.
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:
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 1975, Joni Mitchell, “The Boho Dance”, in The Hissing Of Summer Lawns:
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boho en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈboʊhoʊ/ (General-American)
/ˈbəʊhəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From bohemian.
Meanings
(countable, informal, uncountable) 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:
(countable, uncountable) A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.
“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):
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: