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hoism

hoism is the alternative spelling of hoeism.

Meaning of hoeism

Noun

hoeism (uncountable)

  1. (slang, uncommon, vulgar) The ideology or mentality of a hoe, i.e., a prostitute.
  2. (slang, uncommon, vulgar) A lifestyle involving prostitution.

Origin of hoism

From ho + -ism.

Questions about hoism

What is hoism the alternative spelling of?
Hoism is the alternative spelling of hoeism.

Words near hoism in the dictionary

  1. hoisin sauce
  2. hoisin sauces
  3. hoising
  4. Hoisington
  5. Hoisingtons
  6. hoism
  7. hoist
  8. hoist bridge
  9. hoist bridges
  10. hoist by one's own petard
  11. hoist frame

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hoism (page history and authors); hoeism (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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