"man ho" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-man ho.ogg [Australia] Forms: man hos [plural], man hoes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|man hoes}} man ho (plural man hos or man hoes)
  1. (Canada, US, slang) A promiscuous man. Tags: Canada, US, slang Synonyms (male prostitute): gigolo, man whore, man-whore, manwhore
    Sense id: en-man_ho-en-noun-SQ6hrH7E Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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