Dictionary

hogo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhəʊɡəʊ/

Etymology

From French haut-goût.

Meanings

1. A strong, unpleasant smell.
   • He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar. 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
   • 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

Relateds

haut gout