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

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!

HO

³

abbreviation for

1. head office
2. government Home Office

Ho

⁴

the chemical symbol for

1. holmium

ho.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. house

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

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!

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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