词源 |
ho interj.exclamation of surprise, etc., c. 1300; as an exclamation calling attention or demanding silence, late 14c. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (as in Westward-Ho) it dates from 1590s, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from mid-12c. ho n. by 1993, American English slang, representing an African-American vernacular pronunciation of whore. updated on January 16, 2018 |