Ho Definition

hos
interjection
Used to express surprise, pleasure, derision, etc.
Webster's New World
Used to attract attention.
Land ho! westward ho!
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
noun
A prostitute.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Vietnamese dong.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Hosea.
Webster's New World
Heckscher-Ohlin theorem, in economics.
Wiktionary
Head Office.
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HO scale, a model size used with respect to model railroads and slot cars.
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Holy Order.
Wiktionary
symbol
Holmium.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ho

Noun

Singular:
ho
Plural:
Hos.

Origin of Ho

  • African American Vernacular English alteration of whore

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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