ho, ho, ho

See also: ho ho ho

English

Alternative forms

• ho ho ho

Etymology

First attested in the mid-12th century.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ho, ho, ho

1. A deep, hearty laugh; now most associated with Santa Claus.
   • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 287:

     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!

Translations

a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus

• Amharic: ሆ ፣ ሆ ፣ ሆ (ho , ho , ho)
• Arabic: هو، هو، هو (hō, hō, hō)
• Armenian: հո, հո, հո (ho, ho, ho)
• Burmese: ဟို, ဟို, ဟို (hui, hui, hui)
• Cherokee: Ꮀ, Ꮀ, Ꮀ (ho, ho, ho)
• Chinese: 嚯，嚯，嚯 (huò, huò, huò), 霍，霍，霍 (huō, huō, huō)
• Dhivehi: ހޮ ،ހޮ ،ހޮ
• Dutch: ho, ho, ho
• Finnish: ho, ho, ho
• French: ho, ho, ho
• German: Ho, Ho, Ho
• Greek: χο, χο, χο (el) (cho, cho, cho), χό, χό, χό (chó, chó, chó),
• Hebrew: חו, חו, חו (ho, ho, ho)
• Hindi: हो, हो, हो (ho, ho, ho)
• Inuktitut: ᕷ, ᕷ, ᕷ (ho, ho, ho)
• Japanese: ほ、ほ、ほ (ho, ho, ho)
• Korean: 호, 호, 호 (ho, ho, ho)
• Macedonian: хо, хо, хо (ho, ho, ho)
• Polish: ho, ho, ho
• Russian: хо, хо, хо (xo, xo, xo)
• Spanish: jo, jo, jo
• Thai: โฮโฮโฮ (ḥo ḥo ḥo), โฮ้โฮ้โฮ้ (ḥô ḥô ḥô)