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ho

1

[ hoh ]

interjection

  1. (used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting a destination):

    Westward ho! Land ho!

  2. (used as an exclamation of surprise or delight.)


ho

2

[ hoh ]

interjection

  1. (used as a command to a horse to stop.)

ho

3
or hoe

[ hoh ]

noun

, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
, plural hos, hoes, ho's.
  1. a sexually promiscuous woman.
  2. a prostitute; whore.
  3. a woman.

Ho

4
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. holmium.

HO

5

[ hoh ]

noun

  1. (in police use) habitual offender.

ho.

6

abbreviation for

  1. house.

H.O.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Head Office; Home Office.

ho

1

/ həʊ /

noun

  1. slang:Black.
    a derogatory term for a woman
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ho

2

/ həʊ /

interjection

  1. Alsoho-ho an imitation or representation of the sound of a deep laugh
  2. an exclamation used to attract attention, announce a destination, etc

    westward ho!

    land ho!

    what ho!

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HO

3

abbreviation for

  1. head office
  2. government Home Office
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Ho

4

the chemical symbol for

  1. holmium
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ho.

5

abbreviation for

  1. house
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ho1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; a natural exclamation

Origin of ho2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English ho, who, from Old French ho, and Old Norse hō; whoa

Origin of ho3

First recorded in 1965–70; dialectal or African American Vernacular English pronunciation of whore
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ho1

C20: from Black or Southern US pronunciation of whore

Origin of ho2

C13: of imitative origin; compare Old Norse hó, Old French ho! halt!
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Example Sentences

There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.

Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.

Ho, 42, admitted that he had never stepped out of sight of the government minders but he insisted that was by choice.

All 130 employees share a similar vision and all seem very gung ho about their racy products.

Even after the subpoenas started flying, he remained gung-ho on entitlement reform.

The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho!"

The men did “hold on” most powerfully; they did more, they hauled upon the rope, hand over hand, to a “Yo-heave-ho!”

The sailors who had been lounging about the deck sprang up and looked eagerly across the waves, as the cheerful "Sail-ho!"

Then Crozier called with a great, cheery voice—what Mona used to call his tally-ho voice.

And p. 48 epeid per ho ts lichanou topos eis apeirous temnetai tomas.

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