boh

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boh^¹

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Imitative. See boo.

interjection bo · boo

An exclamation used to startle or frighten. In our childhood, our mothers' maids have so terrified us with an ugly devil having horns on his head, […] whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry, Boh!

BOH^²

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abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of back of house

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@misc{boh_2026,
  title = {boh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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