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SoHo

SoHo

25 4.0
A fashionable area in New York City's lower Manhattan with shops and art galleries
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsoʊhoʊ/
: 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
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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.