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bolo

[boh-loh] / ˈboʊ loʊ /
NOUN
bolo tie
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NOUN
machete
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Cowboy Bob, who is about 20 feet tall, plays guitar and wears a bolo tie, is one of several oversize fiberglass mascots along 11th Street in the Meadow Gold District of Tulsa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Perhaps the most confounding person on the list is Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Coloradan who, according to the Times, would wear bolo ties and “roar… around town on a highly accessorized Harley-Davidson.”

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2022

"More than anything my TikTok is a work tool," said Novoa, who also sells bolo through his channel.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022

Those attending the largest annual gathering of Natives in Alaska showered her with standing ovations, spontaneous songs and gifts, including a bolo tie worn by her Republican predecessor, the late Don Young.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Kyril Montana wore a neatly pressed pink shirt, a bolo tie, beige, tapered western pants, and cowboy boots, and he carried a pack of filtertip cigarettes in his shirt pocket over the heart.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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