Meanings
present singular third person scares the hoes · participle present scaring the hoes · participle past scared the hoes · past scared the hoes
- InternetderogatoryfigurativelyvulgarTo act in a manner that alienates a valuable subsection of a group activity's participants who have less tolerance for aggressive, unusual, or extreme behavior.
Every time Alexandra tries to convince the electorate to institute a modest reform, Roberta scares the hoes by suggesting a more ambitious, complicated version of that reform.
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scare the hoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20the%20hoes
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