hoh

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hoh^¹

interjection

alternative Alternative form of ho "Hoh, hoh!" cried Ab'm, pointing a big fat finger at her, that might have been cleaner; "hear her now. An' she said her shoes warn't never goin' to wear out. Hoh, hoh!"

Hoh^²

Where it comes from

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Höh, from Middle High German hoch (“high”); compare Hoch.

* As a Chinese surname, from romanizations of various surnames:

** 何 and 賀 /贺 (hè) (see He)

** 霍 (huò) (see Huo)

** 郝 (hǎo) (see Hao)

** 侯 (see Hou)

** Possibly also a variant of 胡 (hú) (see Hu), according to the 2003 edition of the Dictionary of American Family Names.

proper noun Hohs

A surname.

HoH^³

adjective

abbreviation, hard, initialism, not comparable Initialism of hard of hearing
abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of head of household

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@misc{hoh_2026,
  title = {hoh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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