boho
Americannoun
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bohos
plural
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boho
By shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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The sequel is flat and digital, loaded with garish CGI and set decoration that often mistakes boho chic for cottagecore.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
From ethereal white lace boho dresses to a stark black and white Pierrot bustier creation, each piece was a culmination of her vision of timeless femininity, echoing the radiant essence of nature in every stitch.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 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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