bolo

Meanings

Noun

• A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• a type of punch; an uppercut.
• A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
• A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
• A request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.

Verb

• To attack or despatch with a bolo knife.
• To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
• To dress (somebody) in a bolo.

Related

Similar words

• all-points bulletin, APB

Origin

• From Philippine Spanish.
• Supposedly named after Bolo Pascha, a German agent in France during World War I.
• From Argentine Spanish boleadora ("lariat").
• An acronym of be on the lookout.