Bon

¹

[bon, bawn]

noun

1. Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.

Bon

²

[bawn]

noun

1. an annual festival of the Japanese Buddhists, welcoming ancestral spirits to household altars.

Bön

³

[bohn]

noun

1. a shamanistic Tibetan sect, absorbed by the first Buddhist sects of the 7th century and later.

Bon

¹

/ bɔːn /

noun

1. Also called: Feast of Lanterns.  Festival of Lanterns. an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists

2. 1. the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest

   2. their religion

Bon

²

/ bɒn /

noun

1. a peninsula of NE Tunisia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bon¹

< Japanese, originally Urabon < Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bon¹

from Japanese bon , originally Urabon , from Sanskrit ullambana hanging upside down

Example Sentences

Given any knowledge of queer history, it’s rational to ask if U.S. institutions buckling under administrative pressure have had their fill of America’s queer cabaret in the early 21st century, just as bon vivant members of 1931 Berlin allowed themselves to revel in a bit of queer fun before abandoning their avant-garde friends to the political headwinds and willfully ignoring several genocides in their own backyards.

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Says Stack, who’s also worked with Bon Iver and Gracie Abrams: “I think it was a moment where Ella had no choice but to walk the walk.”

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James also penned songs for a wide range of artists including Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi, and Jason Aldean.

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Now he works as a volunteer for Bon Ukraine, which donates military equipment for brigades on the front line.

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Established in 1993, the bar debuted a lychee syrup–flavored vodka martini, which, according to Decibel owner Bon Yagi, was already being served at the bar’s Tokyo location owned by his brother.

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