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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 *hug�, *hugiz, *huguz (�mind, thought, understanding�), akin to Old High German hugu, hugi (Middle High German h�ge), Old Saxon hugi (Middle Dutch h�ghe, 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.