yo-he-hon.int.

Brit.

/ˌjəʊhiːˈhəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌjoʊˌhiˈhoʊ/

Forms: 1800s yo! he hoe, 1800s yo-hee-ho, 1800s yo-heho, 1800s yoe-he-ho, 1800s– yo-he-ho, 1900s– yo he ho.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: yo-heave-ho n.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < yo-heave-ho n. Compare earlier yo int., ho int.¹, ho int.³, and yo-ho int.

An exclamation or cry of ‘yo-he-ho’, typically occurring in chants or songs formerly used by sailors when hauling ropes or performing other strenuous, rhythmically repetitive tasks, to help regulate the timing of the action. Also occasionally as int. Cf. yo-heave-ho int. and n. Now rare except in yo-he-ho theory n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations

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1827 Newcastle Mag. July 304/2 It sounded like the yoe-he-ho of a sailor.

1872 N. Y. Herald 31 Oct. 5/1 At such places the ‘yo-he-ho’ of the 'longshoremen drowned the curses vented over muddy boots and bedrabbled garments.

1886 T. Dykes All Round Sport 14 Some minutes more and the calls of ‘Yo! he hoe,’ are heard all round, while they are swinging away at the peak purchase.

1910 H. L. Sayler Air Ship Boys (ed. 3) xv.160 They improvised rollers and with many a laughing ‘yo he ho’ finally accomplished the task.

1942 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 13 Oct. 13/4 They sang, ‘Sing me a Chantey With a Yo-He-Ho’.

Compounds

yo-he-ho theory n. a theory proposing that human speech originated in sounds produced in or to accompany the performance of strenuous physical tasks; cf. bow-wow theory at bow-wow int. and n. 2b. [After bow-wow theory at bow-wow int. and n. 2b.

The theory was originally proposed by Ludwig Noiré and was critiqued by F. Max Müller in Science of Thought (1887) I. 300–306. It was first named in the same year in two reviews of Müller's book (see quots. 1887 for yo-ho theory n. at yo-ho int. and n. Compounds and 1887 for yo-heave-ho theory n. at yo-heave-ho int. and n. Compounds); in the subsequent year Müller himself used the form yo-heho theory (see quot. 1888), which has become its usual name.]

1888 F. M. Müller Nat. Relig. (1889) xiv. 373 The Pooh-pooh theory, the Bow-wow theory, and the Yo-heho theory, completely fail to explain..how conceptual words arose.

1973 Current Anthropol. 14 10/1 With the interjectional or ‘pooh-pooh’ theory and the work-chant or ‘yo-he-ho’ theory it shares only the idea that vocalization may accompany strong emotion or physical exertion.

2009 Russ. Linguistics 33 336 The yo-he-ho theory , according to which sounds that were produced as a by-product of muscular effort turned into vocal language in situations requiring collective co-ordination of such efforts.

Derivatives

† yo-heˈhoic adj. Obsolete [perhaps after echoic adj.] relating to the cry ‘yo-he-ho’; cf. yo-he-ho theory n. at Compounds.Apparently an isolated use.

1888 F. M. Müller Nat. Relig. (1889) viii. 211 The Yo-heoic theory [of language].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yo-he-ho
释义	yo-he-hon.int. Brit. /ˌjəʊhiːˈhəʊ/, U.S. /ˌjoʊˌhiˈhoʊ/ Forms: 1800s yo! he hoe, 1800s yo-hee-ho, 1800s yo-heho, 1800s yoe-he-ho, 1800s– yo-he-ho, 1900s– yo he ho. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: yo-heave-ho n. Etymology: Apparently shortened < yo-heave-ho n. Compare earlier yo int., ho int.¹, ho int.³, and yo-ho int. An exclamation or cry of ‘yo-he-ho’, typically occurring in chants or songs formerly used by sailors when hauling ropes or performing other strenuous, rhythmically repetitive tasks, to help regulate the timing of the action. Also occasionally as int. Cf. yo-heave-ho int. and n. Now rare except in yo-he-ho theory n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 1827 Newcastle Mag. July 304/2 It sounded like the yoe-he-ho of a sailor. 1872 N. Y. Herald 31 Oct. 5/1 At such places the ‘yo-he-ho’ of the 'longshoremen drowned the curses vented over muddy boots and bedrabbled garments. 1886 T. Dykes All Round Sport 14 Some minutes more and the calls of ‘Yo! he hoe,’ are heard all round, while they are swinging away at the peak purchase. 1910 H. L. Sayler Air Ship Boys (ed. 3) xv.160 They improvised rollers and with many a laughing ‘yo he ho’ finally accomplished the task. 1942 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 13 Oct. 13/4 They sang, ‘Sing me a Chantey With a Yo-He-Ho’. Compounds yo-he-ho theory n. a theory proposing that human speech originated in sounds produced in or to accompany the performance of strenuous physical tasks; cf. bow-wow theory at bow-wow int. and n. 2b. [After bow-wow theory at bow-wow int. and n. 2b. The theory was originally proposed by Ludwig Noiré and was critiqued by F. Max Müller in Science of Thought (1887) I. 300–306. It was first named in the same year in two reviews of Müller's book (see quots. 1887 for yo-ho theory n. at yo-ho int. and n. Compounds and 1887 for yo-heave-ho theory n. at yo-heave-ho int. and n. Compounds); in the subsequent year Müller himself used the form yo-heho theory (see quot. 1888), which has become its usual name.] Π 1888 F. M. Müller Nat. Relig. (1889) xiv. 373 The Pooh-pooh theory, the Bow-wow theory, and the Yo-heho theory, completely fail to explain..how conceptual words arose. 1973 Current Anthropol. 14 10/1 With the interjectional or ‘pooh-pooh’ theory and the work-chant or ‘yo-he-ho’ theory it shares only the idea that vocalization may accompany strong emotion or physical exertion. 2009 Russ. Linguistics 33 336 The yo-he-ho theory , according to which sounds that were produced as a by-product of muscular effort turned into vocal language in situations requiring collective co-ordination of such efforts. Derivatives † yo-heˈhoic adj. Obsolete [perhaps after echoic adj.] relating to the cry ‘yo-he-ho’; cf. yo-he-ho theory n. at Compounds.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1888 F. M. Müller Nat. Relig. (1889) viii. 211 The Yo-heoic theory [of language]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.int.1827
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