ho-bag
ho-bag noun: a woman considered promiscuous.
Noun
ho-bag (plural ho-bags)
- A woman considered promiscuous.
- As far as he knew, I was just a ho-bag who makes a habit of screwing random guys on golf courses.2001, Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firsts, Three Rivers Press, published 2001, →ISBN, page 132
- A term of abuse for an irritating or objectionable person.
- So there’s someone bothering you, really getting on your case … If it’s a girl, you might call her a ho or ho bag. It stems from whore, but don’t get too literal. Use it in a variety of situations, such as: “God, my teacher’s being such a ho bag.” Or: “That girl is such a ho, look at her scrumpin’.”1989 February 13, Patti Thorn, “Slang defined: Wicked to weak”, in The Daily Nonpareil, 132nd year, number 44, Council Bluffs, Ia., →ISSN, page 5, column 1
Forms of ho-bag
| plural | ho-bags |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ho bag |
| alternative form | hoe bag |
| alternative form | hoe-bag |
| alternative form | hoebag |
Origin of ho-bag
From ho + bag. First use appears c. 1989, in a Scripps Howard News Service article published in multiple newspapers. See cite below.
Questions about ho-bag
- What does ho-bag mean?
- Ho-bag means a woman considered promiscuous.
- What part of speech is ho-bag?
- Ho-bag is a noun.
- What is the plural of ho-bag?
- The plural of ho-bag is ho-bags.
Words near ho-bag in the dictionary
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