hoh

H4O1H4

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

hoh1

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative 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!"

    1900, Margaret Sidney, The Adventures of Joel Pepper

Hoh2

proper nounHoh (plural Hohs)

plural Hohs

  1. A surname.

HoH3

adjectiveHoH (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationhardinitialismnot comparableInitialism of hard of hearing.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of head of household.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hard of hearing

Origin

* 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.

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APA

hoh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoh

MLA

“hoh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoh.

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