scare the hoes

verb2

1. •
   (vulgar, offensive) To repel women.
2. •
   (vulgar, offensive) To act in a manner that alienates a valuable subsection of a group activity's participants who have less tolerance for aggressive, unusual, or extreme behavior.

   • Every time Alexandra tries to convince the electorate to institute a modest reform, Roberta scares the hoes by suggesting a more ambitious, complicated version of that reform.