Definder - what does the word mean?

What is yo ho ho?

"Yo ho ho" originated as a nautical term used by sailors to synchronize heavy group labor, such as cranking up the anchor, hauling sails, etc.

Robert Louis Stevenson made the chant famous in the novel _Treasure Island_, using as the chorus of the fictional song "Dead Man's Chest". Stevenson provided no verses, but Young E Allison expanded the chorus into the poem "Derelict". Henry Waller added music to the poem for a Broadway _Treasure Island_.

"Dead Man's Chest" is an uninhibited island in the Caribbean.

Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

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yo ho ho - video


Yo ho ho - what is it?

A rare slang term used to define any kind of pirated software. The "Yo-Ho-Ho" prefix can be used in order to name any kind of pirated content, for example, Yo-Ho-Ho Games, Yo-Ho-Ho DVDs and even Yo-Ho-Ho Radio.

I have over 50GB of Yo-Ho-Ho Ware on my hard drive.

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What does "yo ho ho" mean?

A phrase normally attributed to pirates. It first appeared in the song The Derelict, which was written in 1901 for a musical based on Treasure Island.

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

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Yo ho ho - what does it mean?

Pirate laughter

Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest,
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!

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Yo ho ho - meaning

a very very wierd word!

used by pirates! its often seen in movies with pirates

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