pomo

[ poh-moh ]

/ ˈpoʊ moʊ /

Informal.

adjective

postmodern.

noun

the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

Nearby words

Origin of pomo

First recorded in 1985–90

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.

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Examples from the Web for pomo

This definition, given for the Pomo, fits the Athabascan area very well.
California Athabascan Groups|Martin A. Baumhoff
Unless otherwise stated, the Pomo terms are in the Eastern dialect.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
Such esoteric ceremonies are unusual among the Pomo, though they occur among other California tribes.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians|Samuel Alfred Barrett
In the south, where everything shows the Wintun and Pomo to have influenced each other considerably, he is replaced by Coyote.
The Religion of the Indians of California|A. L. Kroeber

It was only toward the west that the world was supposed by the Pomo to be bounded by water.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians|Samuel Alfred Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for pomo

pomo

/ (ˈpəʊməʊ) /

adjective

informal short for postmodern

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