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• Soho
  Soho

  noun

  a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
• SoHo
  SoHo

  noun

  a district in New York City, in lower Manhattan, south of Houston Street, where many of the old warehouses and buildings have been converted into studios, galleries, shops, and restaurants.
• soho
  soho

  interjection

  hunting an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare

Soho

¹ American  

[soh-hoh, soh-hoh] / ˈsoʊ hoʊ, soʊˈhoʊ /

noun

1. a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.

2. SoHo.

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SoHo ² American  

[soh-hoh] / ˈsoʊ hoʊ /

noun

1. a district in New York City, in lower Manhattan, south of Houston Street, where many of the old warehouses and buildings have been converted into studios, galleries, shops, and restaurants.

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soho ¹ British  

/ səʊˈhəʊ /

interjection

1. hunting an exclamation announcing the sighting of a hare

2. an exclamation announcing the discovery of something unexpected

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Soho ² British  

/ ˈsəʊhəʊ /

noun

1. a district of central London, in the City of Westminster: a foreign quarter since the late 17th century, now chiefly known for restaurants, nightclubs, striptease clubs, etc

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Etymology

Origin of soho

an Anglo-French hunting call, probably of exclamatory origin

Example Sentences

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I love staying at Soho House because it feels creative, relaxed and private.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“We come to the pub when we finish work, come for two, have a debrief of the day and then we go home,” said Hope Aris, 24, who works in Soho.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It also has shops in Soho in Manhattan as well as Uvita in Costa Rica.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Local community organisation, the Soho Society, has previously stated that "alcohol-related harm, including risks to women and vulnerable people at night, must be considered" in decisions on licensing.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Hush Puppies had suddenly exploded, and it all started with a handful of kids in the East Village and Soho.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

The model and reality star lives in New York City with Brooks and their two other sisters, Mary Holland and Grace Ann, with the foursome sharing a home in SoHo.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I love country music. It’s my first love,” she told the SoHo News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

He claimed he had early access to sell shares of popular companies that were about to go public — including Instacart, SoHo House and Snapchat.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

That still leaves plenty of room to invite a smattering of friends to use the SoHo office for free when they like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

There were nights that she told him she was at her carrel in the library when really she’d met Astrid and her baby, Esme, in SoHo, or gone for a walk by herself.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

London: printed for j. callow, crown court, princes street, soho.

From On the uncertainty of the signs of murder in the case of bastard children by William Hunter

Soho, soho, whither are you going so fast?

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus

Peter, Soho, soho, Boy! does no Body come to the Door?

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus

Tom Steeple, however, had haunted him as his shadow, without ever coming in contact with him personally, and on this night he had him set as a soho man has a hare in her form.

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton