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ho

ho

15 9.9
An insulting word for a woman people think has sex with many people
  • noun
  • /hoʊ/
  • Slur
translation icon : zorra
  • But if someone called me a "ho"?
  • nappy-headed hos
  • ho bag
  • Pimps and hos

Fuck you bitch what can I fucking talk ho God.

Examples

  • As if someone calling her a ho is someone to listen to.

    Blog text (11)
  • What is a "ho"?

  • Do you know what a ho is?

  • So, I guess they wouldn't appreciate being called a 'ho' either.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Yo, Tyrone is hangin' with his ho at Second Side Apartments.

  • There's plenty of ho's out there, Beetle.

  • It's disrespectful to call someone a ho just because of their choices.

  • The song criticized society for labeling women as hos based on their actions.

  • Many believe the term ho perpetuates harmful stereotypes about women.

Synonyms

slut
vsho
  • Offensive
300 9.6

A woman who has many casual sexual partners and the word is offensive

is offensive slang too but less explicitly labeled as highly vulgar
ho-bag
vsho
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A rude word for someone people think wants sexual attention

focuses on a woman judged sexually available rather than attention seeking
skeet
vsho
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude slang word for someone who has many sexual partners

targets specifically a woman rather than any gender
the town bicycle
vsho
  • Offensive
9.9

A person people in a community say has many sexual partners

labels a woman for promiscuity without stressing public knowledge
local hooer
vsho
  • Offensive
9.9

A person in a town who has many sexual partners, said to shame them

is a general offensive term not tied to a local area

Antonyms

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

14 7.4

Not having sex, often for religious or moral reasons

Idioms

gung ho
  • Informal
18 7.9

Very eager and too excited to start a task or project

4 8.5

To tell someone to leave their job or to stop using something

Compounds

The largest city in southern Vietnam, formerly called Saigon

9.9

A leafy green used in Asian cooking for its tender edible leaves

Surface Forms

ho singular
hos plural

Etymology

The word ho is a short slang form of whore, an old English word for a woman who 'sells sex'. That's why ho keeps the same insulting meaning today and is offensive to many people.