bolos

English

Noun

bolos

  1. plural of bolo

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolos/

Verb

bolos

  1. future of boli

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.lɔs/
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Noun

bolos m (plural bolos) (neologism, slang, derogatory)

  1. black market customer; customer to a drug dealer
  2. a person that can be scammed or ripped off
  3. a lame person, a fool

Further reading

  • Mais d'où vient le mot «boloss» ? in Le Figaro
  • Fiévet, A. & Podhorná-Polická, A. (2009). Quand un nouveau mot devient identitaire pour les jeunes : le cas de « bolos ». Adolescence, t. 27 4(4), 931-940. doi:10.3917/ado.070.0931.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbɔlɔs/ [ˈbɔ.lɔs]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɔs
  • Syllabification: bo‧los

Etymology 1

Verb

bolos

  1. nonstandard form of bulus

Etymology 2

Verb

bolos

  1. to shirk; to slack off
  2. to play truant
    Synonym: (colloquial) tuang
  3. to escape; to run away
    Synonyms: lolos, lari
Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbo.luʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.los/

Noun

bolos m pl

  1. plural of bolo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolos/ [ˈbo.los]
  • Rhymes: -olos
  • Syllabification: bo‧los

Noun

bolos m pl (plural only)

  1. (games, sports) bowling
    Synonym: boliche

Adjective

bolos m pl

  1. masculine plural of bolo

Noun

bolos m pl

  1. plural of bolo