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ba | bo |

As a noun bo is

old manservant.

ba

English

(wikipedia ba)

Etymology 1

Compare Old French ; French bayer

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To kiss.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In ancient Egyptian mythology, a being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
  • * 1983 , Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings :
    • But the Ba , I remembered, could be seen as the mistress of your heart and might or might not decide to speak to you, just as the heart cannot always forgive.

    Anagrams

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    bo

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative.

    Alternative forms

    * boh * boo

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
  • * , II.37:

    • Etymology 2

    Probably a shortening of (m).

    Noun

  • (US, slang) Fellow, chap, boy.
  • * 1940 , (Raymond Chandler), Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010, p. 255:

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.

    • Anagrams

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