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oho

oho interjection: expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.

Interjection

  1. Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
    • "There is Kate, taking no heed of anybody; sensible old darling — she goes at her tea and cake — Oho! she has not touched them!"1880, Lucy Bethia Walford, Troublesome Daughters
    • "Oho, my boy, that's the woman who keeps you here! Mrs. Neff hinted at it, but I wouldn't believe it till I had it from you."1914, Rupert Hughes, What Will People Say?
  2. (archaic) The sound of weeping; boo-hoo.
    • "Oho, oho, oho!" she wailed. "I didn't know; I didn't know. I meant no harm; indeed I didn't, ma'am."1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Origin of oho

From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.

Questions about oho

What does oho mean?
Oho means expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
What part of speech is oho?
Oho is an interjection.

Words near oho in the dictionary

  1. ohnologs
  2. ohnologue
  3. ohnologues
  4. ohnosecond
  5. ohnoseconds
  6. oho
  7. Ohomo
  8. ohoy
  9. Ohoyamatsumi
  10. OHP
  11. OHPs

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