hogo

See also: hōgō

English

Alternative forms
  • hogoo

Etymology

From French haut-goût.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhəʊɡəʊ/

Noun

hogo

  1. A strong, unpleasant smell.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
      Some women for instance warn you off when they have their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on. Like what? Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! Please keep off the grass.
    • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
      He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.

Japanese

Romanization

hogo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほご
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