boho
/ˈboʊhoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
noun
A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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.”"
- "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."
Etymology
From bohemian.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈboʊhoʊ/
- British English: /ˈbəʊhəʊ/