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bo⋅lo

1  [boh-loh]
–noun, plural -los.
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
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Origin:
1900–05; < Philippine Sp; further orig. uncert.
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bo⋅lo

2  [boh-loh] noun, plural -los, verb, -loed, -lo⋅ing. U.S. Military Slang.
–noun
1. a soldier who does not meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
–verb (used without object)
2. to fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
Origin:
1915–20; said to be after Bolo Pascha (d. 1918), German agent in France during World War I

bo⋅lo

3  [boh-loh]
–noun
bolo tie.

bolo tie

 
–noun
a necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.
Also, bola tie.
Also called bolo, bola.

Origin:
1960–65; bolo, appar. an error for bola, after the tie's resemblance to a bola
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bo·lo   (bō'lō)   
n.   pl. bo·los
A long, heavy, single-edged machete originally used in the Philippines.

[Spanish, of Philippine origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
be on the look out

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  1. phr. & comp. abb.
    establish and maintain surveillance [for someone]. (A police notation.) : BOLO for a 65-year-old woman with tattoos on her upper arms. , We'll be on the look out for your stolen car.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

Bolo 
"traitor," 1917, from Paul Bolo, Fr. adventurer shot for treason April 17, 1918; used in World War I with reference to pacifist propagandists; later somewhat assimilated to Bolshevik (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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