Hos.
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Shares in the firm known for brands including Twinkies, Donettes and Ho Hos jumped on the news.
From BBC
Smucker, known for its jellies, Jif peanut butter and many other brands, agreed to acquire Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs, in a deal worth $5.6 billion.
From New York Times
“Hands in the Dirt” is a pointillistic, buoyant group number assembled from “heys” and “hos,” and building toward rousing joy.
From New York Times
“Now,” said Kojo, “if some kid wants you to solve a math problem, that’s five bucks. Or something really good from their lunch. You know—Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, Twinkies, something like that. If they need you to write, say, a whole essay for them, well, now we’re talking ten, twenty dollars. I, of course, take my fifteen percent commission off the top....”
From Literature
![]()
“A lab accident cannot be ruled out until there is sufficient evidence to do so and those results are openly shared,” Tedros and hos co-authors write.
From Science Magazine
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.