San·ta Claus. (săn′tə klôz′) n. The personification of the spirit of Christmas, usually represented as a jolly fat old man with a white beard and a red suit, who brings gifts to good children on Christmas Eve. [Probably alteration of Dutch Sinterklaas, from Middle Dutch Sinterclaes, St. Nicholas : sint, saint (from Middle Dutch, from Name Chief Waukon Decorah in 1825 Native American flute. The Ho-Chunk speak a Siouan language, which they believe was given to them by their creator, Mą’ųna (Earthmaker). [citation needed] Their native name is Ho-Chunk (or Hoocạk), which has been variously translated as "sacred voice" or "People of the Big Voice", meaning mother tongue, as in they originated the Siouan language family. Adjective [ edit] gung ho ( comparative more gung ho, superlative most gung ho) ( informal, often derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic . No matter how gung ho you are when you start, you will tire as you become mired in details. ( informal, derogatory, military) Cocky; undisciplined; contemptuous of rules. [3] The earliest known use of the noun ho-ho is in the 1900s. OED's earliest evidence for ho-ho is from 1901, in the writing of W. C. Monkhouse. ho-ho is a borrowing from Chinese. See etymology. ho-ho, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary. English words for 호 include arc, number, lake, trench, house, pen name, foxhole, fosse and good. Find more Korean words at wordhippo.com!
what ho: exclamatory greeting, like saying what's up or what's doing. What Ho lads! See more words with the same meaning: hello and other greetings .
