yo ho ho
Seafaring rogue's cry
Yo ho ho is an exclamation associated with pirates and seafaring, popularized by the sea shanty "Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest" and countless pirate depictions since.
It suggests hearty, boisterous merriment, often accompanied by references to rum.
The phrase has no fixed meaning beyond evoking nautical adventure and swashbuckling spirit.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
plunder · booty · loot · cutlass · Jolly Roger · skull and crossbones · Blackbeard · doubloon
Molasses-based liquor
- grogDiluted spirits, often rum
- bottleContainer for liquids
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
toast · tipsy · inebriation · swig · tankard · ale · mead · carousing
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
- shantyRamshackle dwelling
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
- chorusSingers performing together
refrain · bellow · holler · call · whoop · huzzah · sea shanty · sing-along
Wind-propelled water travel
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- voyageJourney by sea
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
anchor · mast · rigging · helm · deckhand · galley · quartermaster · compass
Noisy, lively celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
mirth · glee · merrymaking · celebration · jollity · carousal · fun · rollicking
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
treasure · plunder · booty · loot · cutlass · Jolly Roger · skull and crossbones · Blackbeard · doubloon · galleon
rum
Molasses-based liquor
spirits · toast · tipsy · inebriation · swig · tankard · ale · mead · carousing · drunken
chant
Repetitive rhythmic phrase
chorus · refrain · bellow · holler · call · whoop · huzzah · sea shanty · sing-along · rousing
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
nautical · anchor · mast · rigging · helm · deckhand · galley · quartermaster · compass · charts
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- festivityCelebratory occasion or mood
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
cheer · mirth · glee · merrymaking · celebration · jollity · carousal · fun · rollicking · boisterous
- nautical phrasesahoy, aye aye, smooth sailing, all hands, ship ahoy
- pirate talkahoy, arr, argh, aye, aye aye
- sea shantiesDrunken Sailor, shanties, sea shanties, Rio Grande, South Australia
- song refrainschorus, refrain, burden, fa la la, la la la
yo ho hohear hear
Vocal endorsement of statement
amen · pardon me · I beg your pardon · tut tut · how do you do
yo ho hogood day
Courteous greeting or parting
how do you do · at your service · ladies and gentlemen · distinguished guests