Soho

See also: soho, SoHo, SOHO, and sōhō

English

Etymology

From the hunting cry soho.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ
• Homophones: SoHo, SOHO

Proper noun

Soho

1. An area of the West End, in central London.
   • 1978, The Who (lyrics and music), “Who Are You”, in Who Are You:

     I woke up in a Soho doorway / A policeman knew my name / He said, "You can go, sleep at home tonight / if you can get up and walk away."

2. An area partly in Sandwell borough, and partly in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, believed to be an abbreviation of south house (OS grid ref SP0389).
3. Alternative spelling of SoHo: An area in Manhattan, New York.

Anagrams

• oh so, oohs, shoo