First Known Use: 15th century
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1ho
interjection \ˈhō\
—used to attract attention
Full Definition of HO
—used especially to attract attention to something specified <land ho>
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Origin of HO
Middle English
Rhymes with HO
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
2ho
noun
plural hos or hoes
Definition of HO
slang : whore 1
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Origin of HO
alteration of whore
First Known Use: 1965
Ho
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Definition of HO
holmium
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