hos

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A form of hall of shame — A collection of the worst, most hated, or poorest-quality entries in a particular subject, medium, field, etc.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

hos1

noun
  1. pluralplural of ho

    talkin’, talkin’ ’bout emperor’s children: ivy league pimps and hos.

    2007 January 14, Henry Alford, “Books on Broadway”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

HOS2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hall of shame.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of head of state.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hours of service.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Holt-Oram syndrome.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of higher-order statistics.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Health Online Service.
  7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Health Organization Studies.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hampshire Ornithological Society.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hands On Sacramento.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Health Outcomes Survey.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hekscher-Ohlin-Samuelson.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Home Ownership Scheme.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Horizon Open Systems.
  7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hornbeck Offshore Services.
  8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Housing Ombudsman Service.
  9. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Haverfordwest Operatic Society.
  10. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Head of the Schuylkill.

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APA

hos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hos

MLA

“hos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hos.

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