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bolo.

A long, heavy, single-edged machete.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. A long, heavy, single-edged machete.

  2. A type of punch; an uppercut.

    attributive
Where this word comes from

From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.

verb/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.

noun/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.

Where this word comes from

Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.

verb/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.

Where this word comes from

Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.

noun/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.

Where this word comes from

From Argentine Spanish boleadora (“lariat”).

verb/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. To dress (somebody) in a bolo.

    nonce-word · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Argentine Spanish boleadora (“lariat”).

noun/ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/UK/ˈboʊ.loʊ/US
  1. A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.

    US
Where this word comes from

An acronym of be on the lookout.

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