Ho

Rare earth symbol

Ho is an exclamation with several uses.

It can express surprise or triumph: Land ho!

Repeated, it represents laughter, especially Santa Claus's: Ho ho ho!

In hip-hop and Black American slang, ho is a clipped form of whore—a promiscuous woman or, more broadly, any woman viewed dismissively.

This sense is vulgar and offensive: Bros before hos.

exclamation

laughing

Making sounds of amusement

  • SantaMythical Christmas gift-bringer
  • cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
  • shoutLoud vocal outburst

call · cry · attention

Santa

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

  • jollyCheerful and lively
  • bellyFront midsection
  • laughExpress amusement vocally

chimney · sleigh · reindeer · Claus · merry · red suit · North Pole · gifts · cheer · festive

gardening

dig

Unearth by shoveling

  • weedUninvited plant
  • cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
  • tillRegister drawer for money

row · furrow · soil · blade · garden · tool · chopping · weeding · earthing

element

holmium

Lanthanide element sixty-seven

  • LaElement fifty-seven's symbol
  • rare earthMetallic elements, often mined together
  • lanthanideElement from fifty-seven series

atomic · periodic table · magnetic · spectroscopy

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hoe, hoeing, hoed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG