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boh

BOHinterjectionColloquial

A Italian slang term. Browse all Italian slang.

What it means

  1. I don't know; who knows; search me. A complete answer on its own, and usually delivered with a shrug and downturned mouth.

Examples with translations

  • —Quando arriva il treno? —Boh.

    'When does the train arrive?' 'No idea.'

  • Boh, forse domani, non si sa.

    Who knows, maybe tomorrow, nobody's sure.

Where it comes from

Not a word so much as a conventionalised sound, and one of the first things learners notice about real Italian conversation. It communicates not just ignorance but a refusal to speculate.