"BSO" meaning in English

See BSO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-BSO.ogg Forms: BSOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BSO (plural BSOs)
  1. (astronomy, obsolete) Blue stellar object: a radio-quiet quasar. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-BSO-en-noun-0rJZziQ2 Categories (other): Galaxies, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 35 4 36 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (education) British school overseas.
    Sense id: en-BSO-en-noun-gT~vT8PV Categories (other): Education Topics: education
  3. (cycling, slang, derogatory) An abbreviation of Bike-Shaped Object, used to refer to cheaply-made, low-quality bicycles. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-BSO-en-noun-SOpJvb8Z Categories (other): Cycling, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 7 39 3 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 35 4 36 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. bright shiny object
    Sense id: en-BSO-en-noun-x4yd-yp8
  5. (medicine) Initialism of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
    Sense id: en-BSO-en-noun-UTjt0qRO Categories (other): Medicine, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 5 25 4 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 4 35 4 36 Topics: medicine, sciences

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