pomo

[ poh-moh ]

/ ˈpoʊ moʊ /

Informal.

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adjective

postmodern.

noun

the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

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Origin of pomo

First recorded in 1985–90; po(st)mo(dernism)

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Pomo

[ poh-moh ]

/ ˈpoʊ moʊ /

noun, plural Po·mos, (especially collectively) Po·mo.

a member of an American Indian people of northern California.

any of several related languages of the Pomo Indians.

How to use pomo in a sentence

Pomo beliefs differ rather fundamentally from those here summarized.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
In the first place, the Pomo appear to know nothing of the magician acquiring his power from the bears themselves.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
The following tradition was obtained in January, 1906, from an old Eastern Pomo man and his wife.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
One informant ascribed the source of Pomo bear doctor knowledge to the Lake Miwok, to the south.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett

Analogous to this was the Pomo bear doctors set of water-filled baskets which swashed like a real bears viscera as he ran.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for pomo

pomo

/ (ˈpəʊməʊ) /

adjective

informal short for postmodern

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