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Definition:1. [obsolete] ho; halloo; a word used in calling from a distant place.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealikehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/' rel='noopener external ' target='_blank'>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/---2. [geography] an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.[...]text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealikehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/' rel='noopener external ' target='_blank'>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
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and at last cried out, "Soho! Puss is not far off. Here's her form, upon my soul; I believe I may cry stole away."
Henry Fielding. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
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Ever since I was a young boy
I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all
The Who. Pinball Wizard (1969)
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He conducted us to Gerrard Street, Soho, to a house on the south side of that street.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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This was Salander's first visit to London. They spent the morning walking from Covent Garden through Soho. THey stopped to have a caffe latte on Old Compton Street.
Stieg Larsson. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Reg Keeland translation), p.526 (2009)
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