Soho

¹

[soh-hoh, soh-hoh]

noun

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

2. SoHo.

SoHo

²

[soh-hoh]

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.

soho

¹

/ səʊˈhəʊ /

interjection

1. hunting an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare

2. an exclamation announcing the discovery of something unexpected

Soho

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Soho¹

an Anglo-French hunting call, probably of exclamatory origin

Example Sentences

Membership clubs like Soho House and Zero Bond for years have proliferated in cities like New York and L.A.

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“I knew I wouldn’t be able to,” Dickinson, 29, says, sitting on a sofa in Soho’s Ham Yard Hotel on the day of the U.K. premiere in late September.

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Last weekend in London's Soho Square he strutted against two dozen other men - and some women with drawn-on moustaches - in a catwalk contest to find the city's best "performative male".

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The Soho Society has also previously raised concerns about access for those with mobility issues or who are carrying heavy shopping.

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Mildred's, a vegan restaurant in Soho, says a week of strikes might cut bookings by double digits.

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