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Noun

ho

1. A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation spelling of whore in a non-rhotic accent with the dough-door merger, which is found in some varieties of African American Vernacular English. Compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”).

Noun

ho (plural hos or hoes)

1. (slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.

Etymology 3

From Middle English howe, houwe, ho?e, from Old English hogu and hoga, from Proto-Germanic *hugô, *hugiz, *huguz (“mind, thought, understanding”), akin to Old High German hugu, hugi (Middle High German hüge), Old Saxon hugi (Middle Dutch höghe, Dutch heug ), Old Norse hugr, Gothic ???? (hugs).

Noun

ho (plural hos)

1. (obsolete) Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.

Etymology 4

From Middle English howen, ho?en, hogien, from Old English hogian, hugian, from Proto-Germanic *hugjan?. Cognate with Middle Scots huik, Old High German hucken, Old Saxon huggjan, Dutch heugen, Old Norse hyggja, Gothic ?????? (hugjan).

Verb

ho

1. (obsolete) To care, be anxious, long.