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ho

Pronunciation: /həʊ/

The English word “ho” has 9 meanings listed here.

interjection

  1. Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
  2. halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
  3. Said accompanying a vigorous attack.

noun

  1. A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
  2. A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
  3. A woman in general; a bitch.
  4. Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.

verb

  1. To act as a ho, to prostitute.
  2. To care, be anxious, to long.

Etymology

From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), from Old English hō, probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).

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