unknown origin but as of 2010 in Fitchburg Ma. a group of kids from a program known as SummerUp, particularly Longsjo Parksite, often poked each other as a game and exclaimed "Bowah!" (pronounced Bow-Wah!) it is often used as a greeting or hello.If you know or have had someone "Bowah" with you then you are of special importance, considering it was but a group of kids who created this saying.

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