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!

by Steve near Seattle April 11, 2022

Tune yo ho

To take control of a situation during a domestic dispute.

After being arrested during a domestic dispute, Bobby learned from his fellow cellmates that "He gotsta learn hoe to tune yo ho"

by ObserverByNature December 30, 2009

yo yo ho super se super

A way to great a buddy or friend or school mate.

Yo yo ho super se super Max.

by Joe Shmo Smith October 6, 2006

mr take yo ho

when i take all you niggas hoes

bitch i took yo ho fuck u gone do about it they call me mr take yo ho.

by mr fuck your m0m April 11, 2023

argh walk the plank you scallywag yo-ho let's go sail the seven seas

pirate

"argh walk the plank you scallywag yo-ho let's go sail the seven seas you varmint"

by mm 9 September 22, 2025

yo yo mon ho

A greeting, commonly used amongst friends..

Yo yo mon ho - eleanor to katy

by el* June 9, 2003

Ho-Yo

A whore that yo-yo's between two guys.

She is such a 'ho-yo'.

by Nano-nutty June 17, 2010