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ho-bag

ho-bag noun: a woman considered promiscuous.

Noun

ho-bag (plural ho-bags)

  1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) 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
  2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) 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

pluralho-bags
alternative formho bag
alternative formhoe bag
alternative formhoe-bag
alternative formhoebag

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

  1. ho tags
  2. ho there
  3. Ho'oleilana
  4. ho'oponopono
  5. ho, ho, ho
  6. ho-bag
  7. ho-bags
  8. Ho-ch'uan
  9. Ho-Chunk
  10. Ho-Chunks
  11. ho-dad

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