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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, the husband of Ruth.

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  • proper noun biblical The second husband of Ruth.
  • proper noun A male given name of biblical origin, in occasional use.

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Examples

  • Update: I should add, the particular argument Boaz is responding to, where the Joker is a representative of urban chaos, and therefore of blackness — or something — really is ridiculous.

    Unfunny = Racist 2009

  • So Boaz is saying to take a moment to appreciate what goes into that.

    Matthew Yglesias » Human Achievement Hour 2010

  • David Boaz is not, in fact, encouraging anybody to waste electricity because he wants to stick it to hippies.

    Matthew Yglesias » Human Achievement Hour 2010

  • Either way, I think Boaz is right to characterize it as contemptible.

    Unfunny = Racist 2009

  • When a stunning young girl is brought to the palace to fill a space in Boaz's harem, both Boaz and Lazar are surprised by their unexpectedly strong reactions to her.

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  • When a stunning young girl is brought to the palace to fill a space in Boaz's harem, both Boaz and Lazar are surprised by their unexpectedly strong reactions to her.

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  • When Sauls realized she might be used next as a prostitute for her mother's drug addition, she called Boaz police.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2009

  • When Sauls realized she might be used next as a prostitute for her mother's drug addition, she called Boaz police.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2009

  • When Sauls realized she might be used next as a prostitute for her mother's drug addition, she called Boaz police.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2009

  • When Sauls realized she might be used next as a prostitute for her mother's drug addition, she called Boaz police.

    Sand Mountain Reporter: News 2009

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