oho

American

[oh-hoh] / oʊˈhoʊ /

interjection

(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)

oho British

/ əʊˈhəʊ /

interjection

an exclamation expressing surprise, exultation, or derision

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Etymology

Origin of oho

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

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That’s why he skipped a senior major this week at Firestone Country Club in Oho.

From Washington Times

Marvellous, the first show to be housed in Soho Place, formally opened on Thursday, to largely positive reviews from critics.

From BBC

Soho Place is a 602-seat theatre near London's newly revamped Tottenham Court Road tube station.

From BBC

“Oho? And the boyfriend of Dawn Madden, he is a poet or a barbarian?”

From Literature

“Oho? English schoolboys in our enlightened 1980s cannot read a book in a foreign language?”

From Literature

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