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Boz

American  
[boz] / bɒz /

noun

  1. pen name of Charles Dickens.


Boz British  
/ bɒz /

noun

  1. pen name of (Charles) Dickens

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For years, Cleveland's Museum of Art had dragged its feet, claiming there was insufficient evidence to prove where it came from, Boz said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

When Boz Scaggs’s “Silk Degrees” was released 50 years ago this month, all 10 of the album’s songs were about lost love, breakups or characters down on their luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In addition to Rodgers and Kirke, who had played together in the rock band Free, Bad Company’s original members included guitarist Mick Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

In a Wednesday text message, Clemishire’s attorney Boz Tchividjian said she has been working behind-the-scenes with advocates for such reforms.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

The manuscripts of the earliest works of the Author, Sketches by Boz, Pickwick, Nicholas Nickleby, &c., were evidently not considered at the time worth preserving.

From A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land by Hughes, William R. (William Richard)