Meanings
mho1
plural mhos
- A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.
Near-synonyms: siemens, S
1 more example
If resistance is measured in ohms, conductance is measured in mhos.
MHO2
- InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of my honest/humble opinion.
However, I was only in town for a few days...so it's only a short-term observation. Just MHO. No offense meant to any T-town natives.
1999 August 4, SK, “Tulsa.. MHO”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet)2 more examples
I have no problems with anyone playing a system that they like, EVER! I personally may not like it, but that's MHO, but if other people enjoy it, fine, they can play it.
2002 May 14, Timothy JW Smith, “(Mongoose) News - Judge Dredd RPG”, in uk.games.roleplay (Usenet)Course, obviously they are not the only ones. Some people that irrationally hate the military as a whole *might* just qualify as well. (MHO of course)
2002 October 25, John, “Sniper learned to kill in U.S. military”, in alt.politics.bush (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
ohm spelled backwards.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
mho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho
“mho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mho,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho.
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