Definition/Meaning of bo
- English - Interjection: bo An exclamation used to startle or frighten. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC: We may fairely cry bo-bo-boe ; it may well make us hoarse, but it will nothing advaunce it.
- English - Noun: bo (plural bos) (US, slang) Fellow , chap , boy . 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, →ISBN, page 255: ‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo .’ bo (plural bos) A quarterstaff , especially in an oriental context.
- English - Particle: bo (Singapore, Singlish, interrogative) Final interrogative particle, used to invite agreement . Swee bo ? — Good, right? (Singapore, Singlish, interrogative) Final interrogative particle, forming a yes-no question from a declarative statement.
- English - Phrase: bo (Singapore, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of best of : Often directly precedes an odd number. Best-of-three (bo3) Group Stage Match Information
- English - Anagrams: ob , Ob , OB