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Boz

American  
[boz] / bɒz /

noun

  1. pen name of Charles Dickens.


Boz British  
/ bɒz /

noun

  1. pen name of (Charles) Dickens

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When Boz Scaggs’s “Silk Degrees” was released 50 years ago this month, all 10 of the album’s songs were about lost love, breakups or characters down on their luck.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the February 24, 2026, print edition as 'A Boz Scaggs Classic Turns 50'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Practical advice from one Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Ralphs had ambitions beyond the band, and departed in 1973 to join ex-Free members Rodgers and Simon Kirke and former King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell in a new supergroup.

From Los Angeles Times

In a Wednesday text message, Clemishire’s attorney Boz Tchividjian said she has been working behind-the-scenes with advocates for such reforms.

From Salon