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hoco

hoco is the clipping of homecoming.

Meaning of homecoming

Noun

homecoming (plural homecomings)

  1. The act or event of returning home.
    • His homecoming was saddened by the news of his mother's death the day before.
  2. (Canada, US, also, attributive) In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.
    • Many alumni come back for homecoming, and many freshmen are advised to flee.
    Synonyms:
    hoco

Noun (1) capitalized: HoCo

HoCo (plural HoCos)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of hoco.

Proper noun capitalized: HoCo

HoCo

  1. (US, slang) Howard County, Maryland.

Noun (2) capitalized: HOCO

HOCO (plural HOCOs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of hoco.

Forms of hoco

pluralhocos
alternative formHOCO
alternative formHoCo
pluralHoCos
pluralHOCOs

Origin of hoco

From the two initial syllables.

Phrases with hoco

Questions about hoco

What does hoco mean?
Hoco means howard County, Maryland.
What is hoco the clipping of?
Hoco is the clipping of homecoming.
What part of speech is hoco?
Hoco can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hoco?
The plural of hoco is hocos.

Words near hoco in the dictionary

  1. Hocktide
  2. HOCl
  3. HOCM
  4. HOCMs
  5. HOCN
  6. hoco
  7. Hoco Queen
  8. Hoco Queens
  9. hocos
  10. hocqueteur
  11. hocqueteurs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hoco (page history and authors); HoCo (page history and authors); HOCO (page history and authors); homecoming (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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