Bohemian
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
"A bohemian life style"
(2)   Of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people

noun


(3)   A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
(4)   A native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
(5)   A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
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Etymology


In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from , from ; compare , from .

Noun



  1. a native or resident of Bohemia
  2. the dialect of the Czech language spoken in Bohemia
  3. a Romani (Gypsy)
  4. a marginalized and impoverished young artist, or member of the urban literati.

Adjective



  1. of, or relating to Bohemia or its language.
  2. of, or relating to the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities (or by extension, major North American cities as well).
 
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