yo ho ho

a very very wierd word!

used by pirates! its often seen in movies with pirates

by asdf May 13, 2005

Yo ho ho

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!

by kittens Σ:3 July 8, 2014

Yo ho ho

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!

by SmileyScout July 12, 2006

Yo-Ho-Ho Ware

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.

by Tuddy December 5, 2007

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