1
: any of a family (Boidae) of large snakes that kill by constriction and that includes the boa constrictor, anaconda, and python
2
: a long fluffy scarf
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His aunt and uncle wore orange shirts and blue, feathery boas.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
There, twice a month, the Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society holds court, its members arrayed in corsets, feather boas, ripped jeans and lovingly detailed costumes that evoke their favorite movie's main characters.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.
—Justine Goode, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
There, twice a month, the Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society holds court, its members arrayed in corsets, feather boas, ripped jeans and lovingly detailed costumes that evoke their favorite movie's main characters.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV Details of Sabrina Carpenter's boa and custom rings.
—Justine Goode, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
Black beauty editors donned fur boas and danced while swatching shimmer carnival-like pigments.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Boa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boa. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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boa
noun1
: any of various large snakes (as the boa constrictor, anaconda, or python) that crushes its prey
2
: a long fluffy scarf of fur, feathers, or fabric
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