pomo

¹

[ poh-moh ]

adjective

1. postmodern.

noun

1. the postmodern movement; postmodernism.

Pomo

²

[ poh-moh ]

noun

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

1. a member of an American Indian people of northern California.
2. any of several related languages of the Pomo Indians.

pomo

/ ˈpəʊməʊ /

adjective

1. See postmodern
   informal.
   short for postmodern

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomo¹

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

Example Sentences

Pomo beliefs differ rather fundamentally from those here summarized.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first place, the Pomo appear to know nothing of the magician acquiring his power from the bears themselves.

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The following tradition was obtained in January, 1906, from an old Eastern Pomo man and his wife.

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One informant ascribed the source of Pomo bear doctor knowledge to the Lake Miwok, to the south.

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

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