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ho, ho, ho en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in the mid-12th century.

Meanings

1. A deep, hearty laugh; now most associated with Santa Claus.
   • The fellow then went to ride him through a great plash of water, "and in the middle of it he found himself with nothing but a pack-saddle between his legs, while Robin went off laughing, Ho, ho, hoh! 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 287:

Forms

Translations (25)

fi ho, ho, ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · he חו, חו, חו (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · hi हो, हो, हो (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · hy հո, հո, հո (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · ja ほ、ほ、ほ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · iu ᕷ, ᕷ, ᕷ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · fr ho, ho, ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · ru хо, хо, хо (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · el χό, χό, χό (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · dv ހޮ ،ހޮ ،ހޮ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · ko 호, 호, 호 (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · es jo, jo, jo (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · th โฮ้โฮ้โฮ้ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · zh 霍，霍，霍 (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · my ဟို, ဟို, ဟို (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · ar هو، هو، هو (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · mk хо, хо, хо (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · nl ho, ho, ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · el χο, χο, χο (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · th โฮโฮโฮ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · de Ho, Ho, Ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · pl ho, ho, ho (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · chr Ꮀ, Ꮀ, Ꮀ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · zh 嚯，嚯，嚯 (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus) · am ሆ ፣ ሆ ፣ ሆ (a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus)