bolo tie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bolo tie
1960–65; bolo, apparently an error for bola, after the tie's resemblance to a bola
Example Sentences
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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
“I feel his ultimate impact will be as the ultimate teacher,” said Wilkes, who wore a turquoise bolo tie gifted to him by Wooden.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
“It was the bolo tie that was named after Eric Garner that struck me. It was so grotesque,” she said.
From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2020
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
He was wearing black jeans, a nice pressed shirt with a bejeweled bolo tie, and a cowboy hat.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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