B.O.

A group of advertising men used the term B.O. to mean body odor in a women's deodorant advertisement for their product, Odo-Ro-No.

Serendip's Exchange - 2009

To borrow a phrase B.O. is a legend in his own mind.

Mark Levin Fan 2009

(See also: megaplex) n.s.g. -- not so good; "While the film opened well, the outlook for long-term B.O. is n.s.g."

Variety.com 2009

To borrow a phrase B.O. is a legend in his own mind.

Mark Levin Fan 2009

(See also: megaplex) n.s.g. -- not so good; "While the film opened well, the outlook for long-term B.O. is n.s.g."

Variety.com 2009

(See also: megaplex) n.s.g. -- not so good; "While the film opened well, the outlook for long-term B.O. is n.s.g."

Variety.com 2009

(of B.O., that is). maybe they decided they better appeal to the other half of the country, as well, if they don't want to go down the drain, as well.

Sound Politics 2009

I hate guy B.O. – Seriously, the husband could bathe 10 times a day, yet he still smells like a sweaty guy.

Girl Talk Thursday – Bitch Session « Bored Mommy 2010

On my team you got a hand-me-down polyester potato sack that smelled like B.O. and egg salad.

Was Your Little League This Good? Jason Gay 2011

“You reek of pot and B.O.,” she says, waving her stubby, burgundy-colored nails in front of her nose.

Monkeytown excerpt 3 Chris Vola 2011

Hamblin notes that “B.O.” began as a marketing term, and that many soaps advertised as “antimicrobial” and “antibacterial” were less safe than standard soap, leaving behind dangerous compounds.

Rethinking the Science of Skin Condé Nast 2020