The meaning of HO is —used especially to attract attention to something specified. How to use ho in a sentence.

She wasn't going to let him get away with calling her a ho. He was heard referring to the women's basketball team as "hoes" during a live broadcast.

Not to be confused with hoe (the gardening tool), a ho is an offensive term for a sex worker or a promiscuous woman. Some people use the term to insult women in general while some women have …

Nov 17, 2025 · From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).

ho in American English (hou) interjection (used as a command to a horse to stop)

Feb 24, 2025 · As an interjection, "ho" is an exclamation often used to grab attention, express surprise, or denote enthusiasm. It appears frequently in older literature or traditional expressions. In …

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 ho1 (hō), interj. (used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting a destination): …