Phrase guide

ho, ho, ho

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A deep, hearty laugh; now most associated with Santa Claus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First attested in the mid-12th century.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ሆ ፣ ሆ ፣ ሆ (ho , ho , ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Arabic: هو، هو، هو (hō, hō, hō) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Armenian: հո, հո, հո (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Burmese: ဟို, ဟို, ဟို (hui, hui, hui) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Cherokee: Ꮀ, Ꮀ, Ꮀ (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Chinese: 嚯,嚯,嚯 (huò, huò, huò) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Chinese: 霍,霍,霍 (huō, huō, huō) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Dhivehi: ހޮ ،ހޮ ،ހޮ — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Dutch: ho, ho, ho — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Finnish: ho, ho, ho — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • French: ho, ho, ho — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • German: Ho, Ho, Ho — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Greek: χο, χο, χο (cho, cho, cho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Greek: χό, χό, χό (chó, chó, chó) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Hebrew: חו, חו, חו (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Hindi: हो, हो, हो (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Inuktitut: ᕷ, ᕷ, ᕷ (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Japanese: ほ、ほ、ほ (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Korean: 호, 호, 호 (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Macedonian: хо, хо, хо (ho, ho, ho) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Polish: ho, ho, ho — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Russian: хо, хо, хо (xo, xo, xo) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Spanish: jo, jo, jo — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Thai: โฮโฮโฮ (ḥo ḥo ḥo) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus
  • Thai: โฮ้โฮ้โฮ้ (ḥô ḥô ḥô) — a laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus