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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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 Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)

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 Mulford, Clarence E.

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