simple past tense and past participle of hoe

A deep, hearty laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus.

Alternative form of ho, ho, ho

Initialism of Hampshire Ornithological Society. / Initialism of Hands On Sacramento. / Initialism of Health Outcomes Survey. / Initialism of Hekscher-Ohlin-Samuelson.

Initialism of hall of shame. / Initialism of head of state. / Initialism of hours of service. / Initialism of Holt-Oram syndrome. / Initialism of higher-order statistics.

Abbreviation of Hosea.

A call for attention.

To act as a ho.

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

(nautical) Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts. / halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach / (rare) Said accompanying a vigorous attack.