"ho-bag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ho-bag.ogg Forms: ho-bags [plural]
Etymology: From ho + bag. First use appears c. 1989, in a Scripps Howard News Service article published in multiple newspapers. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{com|en|ho|bag}} ho + bag Head templates: {{en-noun}} ho-bag (plural ho-bags)
  1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) A woman considered promiscuous. Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ho-bag-en-noun-w6UcVh-~ Disambiguation of People: 99 1
  2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) A term of abuse for an irritating or objectionable person. Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ho-bag-en-noun-PRz-8gMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ho bag, hoe bag, hoe-bag

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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