Ho noun 1phrases 2 noun[plural only]1 •A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering around 1 million, mainly following the religion of Sarna Dhorom Phrases with Ho give someone the heave-hoTo fire, expel or break up with someone. ho kua bo ho jiakSuperficial; incompetent or having no substance despite appearances, skin-deep; portraying oneself as greater than one actually is; all style and no substance.