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Hi vs Ho - What's the difference?

hi | ho |

Ho is a synonym of hi.



As interjections the difference between hi and ho

is that hi is a friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone while ho is used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.

As nouns the difference between hi and ho

is that hi is "Hi" or similar greeting while ho is a stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.

As an adjective hi

is informal spelling of lang=en, often hyphenated.

As an abbreviation HI

is hawaii, a state of the United States of America.

As a proper noun Ho is

a Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh.

As an initialism HO is

Heckscher-Ohlin theorem, in economics.

hi

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Interjection

(wikipedia hi) (en interjection)
  • A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
  • An exclamation to call attention.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi! ” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}

    Synonyms

    * (friendly informal greeting) hello

    Adjective

    (head)
  • , often hyphenated.
    • Get hi- quality videos here!
    Next, set the burner to ''hi .

    Derived terms

    * hi-tech * hi-lo * hi-five

    Related terms

    * lo * mid

    Noun

    hi (no attested plural)
  • "Hi" or similar greeting.

    • Synonyms

    * greeting, hello

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    ho

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ho, .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (nautical) Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
    • Sail ho !
  • :: Another boat is visible!
    • Land ho !
  • :: Land is visible!
    • Man ho !
  • :: A town is visible!
  • halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach
  • * Shakespeare
    • What noise there, ho ?
  • * Shakespeare
    • Ho ! who's within?
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • Ho ! all ye females that would live unshent, / Fly from the reach of Cyned's regiment.

    Noun

  • A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
  • * Decker
    • There is no ho with them.
    References
    * 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988

    Etymology 2

    An eye dialect corruption of whore , from non-rhotic pronunciations considered typical of African American Vernacular English. Compare .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (slang, pejorative) A whore; a sexually loose woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
    • Bros before hos !
    Synonyms
    * See also

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----