In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BO
Noun
BO (uncountable)
(informal, euphemism) Initialism of body odor.
Proper noun
BO
(business, computing) Initialism of Business Objects. (a French enterprise software company specializing in business intelligence)
Synonyms
• (business): BOBJ
Anagrams
• OB, Ob, Ob., ob, ob-, ob.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bo
A male given name from Germanic languages in occasional use since the 1970s.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bo
A city in Sierra Leone.
Anagrams
• OB, Ob, Ob., ob, ob-, ob.
Etymology 1
Imitative.
Interjection
bo
An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Etymology 2
Noun
bo (plural bos)
(US, slang) Fellow, chap, boy.
Etymology 3
Noun
bo (plural bos)
(martial arts) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
Anagrams
• OB, Ob, Ob., ob, ob-, ob.
Source: Wiktionary
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