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boho

American  
[boh-hoh] / ˈboʊ hoʊ /

noun

  • bohos
    plural
  1. bohemian.

    a mecca for bohos and arty types.


adjective

  1. bohemian.

    boho fashion trends.

boho British  
/ ˈbəʊhəʊ /

noun

  1. informal short for Bohemian Bohemian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of boho

By shortening and alteration

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Bones stayed true to her witchy boho aesthetic for her final perfomance outfit, donning a floaty black gown paired with black leather thigh-high boots and gloves.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2025

Manon, whose father is Ghanaian and mother is Swiss-Italian, has long boho braids and waist beads that she got in Ghana, which she wears with every look as a nod to her culture.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2024

“Add a ceiling-hung swing chair to layer in a relaxed boho vibe,” she suggests.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

It became a symbol of the British star and of a certain je ne sais quoi in boho style and the freewheeling nature of Cannes.

From New York Times May 10, 2023

These two characters are such consummate boho hustlers that they make Aleister Crowley look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude

Tulum, the Mayan fortress overlooking the Caribbean, somehow became “Jumpsuit,” which brings to mind the bohos who crowd the nearby resort but is otherwise inexplicable.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2020

Also swirling around Mr. Perrotin in the crush of street-style poseurs were beau monde bohos like Kaws, Alexandre de Betak, André Saraiva and Jefferson Hack.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2018

San Francisco has long had its share of society scandals to titillate everyone from the bohos of Haight-Ashbury to the swells on Nob Hill.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2016

Since Gjelina opened there in 2008, its artisanal pizzas have helped draw in a steady crowd of locals, low-key hipsters, fashionable bohos and intrigued out-of-towners.

From New York Times Nov. 19, 2015

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