yo-ho

American

[yoh-hoh] / joʊˈhoʊ /

interjection

(used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)

verb (used without object)

yo-hoed, yo-hoing

to shout “yo-ho!”

Etymology

Origin of yo-ho

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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yo-ho yo-hoing

The Met's mighty Brunnhilde comes through a good yo-ho above everyone else.

From Time Magazine Archive

Explain: grays, boot, yo-ho, chaises, paddock, dowager, rickyards, brake, crescents.

From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell

A pirate bold, on th' Spanish Main— Set sail, yo-ho, an' away we go— "Starboard yore helm, you lubbers!" he shouted when the horses headed towards Mexico.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford

They had managed to steal near enough to hear Englishmen conversing on board, orders given, and the yo-hoing of invisible sailors, trimming the yards of the ship to the fitful airs.

From Romance by Joseph Conrad

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