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hogo

/ˈhəʊɡəʊ/

hogo noun: a strong, unpleasant smell.

Noun

hogo (plural hogos)

  1. A strong, unpleasant smell.
    • In short, he lookt extremely natty, / And even contrived—to his own great wonder— / By dint of sundry scents from Gattie, / To keep the sulphurous hogo under.a. 1852, Thomas Moore, “A Case of Libel”, in The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore
    • Some women for instance warn you off when they have their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on. Like what? Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! Please keep off the grass.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

Forms of hogo

pluralhogos
alternative formfogo
alternative formhogoo

Origin of hogo

From French haut-goût.

Questions about hogo

What does hogo mean?
Hogo means a strong, unpleasant smell.
What part of speech is hogo?
Hogo is a noun.
How do you pronounce hogo?
Hogo is pronounced /ˈhəʊɡəʊ/.
What is the plural of hogo?
The plural of hogo is hogos.

Words near hogo in the dictionary

  1. hognose snake
  2. hognose snakes
  3. hognoses
  4. hognut
  5. hognuts
  6. hogo
  7. hogoo
  8. hogoos
  9. hogos
  10. hogpen
  11. hogpens

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