Meaning of yo ho ho | Babel Free

Definitions

Interjection. [C1]

Examples

“Where the Ships sail⟳ down / To the Western Sun / Alone in the Ocean Blue, / Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho! / Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho!”

“'With a yo ho ho and we'll raise⟳ the flag, / We've lots of cake in a paper bag. / We've six watermelons and pizza too. / It's a pirate's life for me and you!' / The sound⟳ of singing—well, something like⟳ singing, anyway—floated up from the creek.”

“When Asha threw the hair clip, the pirates jumped like⟳ flying fish⟳ to grab⟳ it. Pirate Joe leaped the highest and caught it. "Yo ho ho! It's mine!" he said.”

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