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  Soho

  noun

  a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
• SoHo
  SoHo

  noun

  a district in New York City, in lower Manhattan, south of Houston Street, where many of the old warehouses and buildings have been converted into studios, galleries, shops, and restaurants.
• soho
  soho

  interjection

  hunting an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare

Soho

¹ American  

[soh-hoh, soh-hoh] / ˈsoʊ hoʊ, soʊˈhoʊ /

noun

1. a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.

2. SoHo.

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SoHo ² American  

[soh-hoh] / ˈsoʊ hoʊ /

noun

1. a district in New York City, in lower Manhattan, south of Houston Street, where many of the old warehouses and buildings have been converted into studios, galleries, shops, and restaurants.

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soho ¹ British  

/ səʊˈhəʊ /

interjection

1. hunting an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare

2. an exclamation announcing the discovery of something unexpected

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Soho ² British  

/ ˈsəʊhəʊ /

noun

1. a district of central London, in the City of Westminster: a foreign quarter since the late 17th century, now chiefly known for restaurants, nightclubs, striptease clubs, etc

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Etymology

Origin of soho

an Anglo-French hunting call, probably of exclamatory origin

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Example Sentences

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When Hermès opened in a redbrick former hosiery factory in Nashville last year, there was a Soho House and some popular eateries nearby, but not many other retail options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hackney Council has confirmed it is investigating food safety and hygiene at Soho House's Shoreditch location.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Soho House is a popular haunt for A-list celebrities.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The home-sale record in Soho is $50 million, which was set in 2023, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

On a completely unrelated subject, she’d sold her first life-size concrete sculpture, entided The Poker Player, to a collector, through an art gallery in Soho.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Moody jewel tones and rich finishes throughout the residence make it feel like a world of its own, but it’s conveniently located at the “meeting point” of Greenwich Village, the West Village, and SoHo.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Described in its listing, which is held by Daniel Davis of Corcoran SoHo, as offering “breathtaking prewar grandeur,” the apartment boasts soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, and an array of original architectural details.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The company’s ready-made pieces are only sold in the U.S. at Material Good, a watch and jewelry store in SoHo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

We were in the middle of the street in SoHo …”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

There were nights that she told him she was at her carrel in the library when really she’d met Astrid and her baby, Esme, in SoHo, or gone for a walk by herself.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Soho, soho, whither are you going so fast?

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus

London: printed for j. callow, crown court, princes street, soho.

From On the uncertainty of the signs of murder in the case of bastard children by William Hunter

Tom Steeple, however, had haunted him as his shadow, without ever coming in contact with him personally, and on this night he had him set as a soho man has a hare in her form.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton

Peter, Soho, soho, Boy! does no Body come to the Door?

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus

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