ho
To act as a ho, to prostituteTo act as a ho, to prostitute.
» Tom has just been given the heave-ho.
Tom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben.
Meaning
2 senses(US, ambitransitive, slang, vulgar)To act as a ho, to prostitute.
(US, obsolete, slang, vulgar)To care, be anxious, to long.
Examples
16 sentencesTom has just been given the heave-ho.
deTom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I carried the heavy bags back from the store chanting yo-hee-ho all the way home.
Seventeen men on the dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
ruСемнадцать человек на сундук мертвеца, Йо-хо-хо, и бутылка рому! — Balamax
Aného is a city in Togo.
I consider Ho Chi Minh as a hero.
Origin
Pronunciation spelling of whore in non-rhotic accents with the dough-door merger, such asPronunciation spelling of whore in non-rhotic accents with the dough-door merger, such as some varieties of African American Vernacular English; compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”). The noun first appears c. 1964, whereas the verb first appears c. 1972.
From Middle English howen, hoȝen, hogien, from Old English hogian, hugian, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną. Cognate with Middle Scots huik, Old High German hucken, Old Saxon huggjan, Dutch heugen, Old Norse hyggja, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hugjan).
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Forms
hoes, hoeing, hoed, hoedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle