bolo tie

American  

Or bola tie

noun

1. a necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.

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Etymology

Origin of bolo tie

1960–65; bolo, apparently an error for bola, after the tie's resemblance to a bola

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bolo tie

Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Those attending the largest annual gathering of Natives in Alaska showered her with standing ovations, spontaneous songs and gifts, including a bolo tie worn by her Republican predecessor, the late Don Young.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

I’m met by Les, in bolo tie, boots and a very large, very new pickup truck.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2019

Dan Thurston, from Elko, in a short-sleeve plaid shirt and a bolo tie, recites a poem called “Fire.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2019

Kyril Montana wore a neatly pressed pink shirt, a bolo tie, beige, tapered western pants, and cowboy boots, and he carried a pack of filtertip cigarettes in his shirt pocket over the heart.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols