| 词汇 | bolo |
| 词源 | bolo. Paul Bolo, a French traitor popularly known as Bolo Pasha, faced a firing squad in 1917, having been convicted of treason the previous year. Bolo, though now generally a histori- cal term, saw extensive use during World War I in describing a traitor, fifth columnist, or spy, someone working underground for the enemy. Bolo’s treason consisted principally of spreading pacifist propaganda financed by the Germans. |
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