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SoHo

SoHo

34 4.0
A fashionable area in New York City's lower Manhattan with shops and art galleries
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsoʊhoʊ/
translation icon : SoHo
  • "Then, when I'm done, I have to meet some clients in SoHo," she said.

Examples

  • The fashion boutiques in SoHo attract shoppers from all over the city.

  • David hosted a reunion of his friends from college in a SoHo pub.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I am opening a store in Soho in a month and we need you!

    Blog text (24)

  • I used to manage an art gallery in SoHo.

    Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

  • Oh, I contacted that vintage shop you love in SoHo.

    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

  • My editor wants me to write a feature on the rebirth of SoHo.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Fanelli's, on Prince and Mercer in SoHo, is one of the great bars in Manhattan.

    Blog text (6)

  • Opal Loop premiered in a loft in SoHo in June 1980.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Let's visit the art galleries in SoHo this weekend.

  • I found a great new restaurant in SoHo that has wonderful reviews.

Synonyms

South of Houston
vsSoHo
5.2

An area in lower Manhattan called SoHo known for shops and art galleries

has identical meaning but is the short, commonly used name

Surface Forms

SoHo main

Morphology

SoHo = south + Houston (semi-transparent) = south + houston

Formed by clipping/blending of 'South' and 'Houston' so the locational origin is visible, but as a proper name it requires local/phrase knowledge to interpret.

Etymology

SoHo comes from the phrase South of Houston, a short name for the area 'south of Houston Street' in Manhattan. That's why SoHo now refers to the fashionable neighborhood of shops, restaurants, art galleries, and lofts.