/ ˌhəʊ ˈhəʊ; NAmE ˌhoʊ ˈhoʊ/ exclamation
1.
used to show the sound of a deep laugh
2.
used to show surprise :
Ho, ho! What have we here?
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: reduplication of ho .
/ ˌhəʊ ˈhəʊ; NAmE ˌhoʊ ˈhoʊ/ exclamation
1.
used to show the sound of a deep laugh
2.
used to show surprise :
Ho, ho! What have we here?
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: reduplication of ho .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005