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plural hogos
A strong, unpleasant smell. quotations examples
In short, he lookt extremely natty, / And even contrived—to his own great wonder— / By dint of sundry scents from Gattie, / To keep the sulphurous hogo under.
a. 1852, Thomas Moore, “A Case of Libel”, in The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore
Some women for instance warn you off when they have their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on. Like what? Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! Please keep off the grass.
1922 February, James Joyce, “”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […]
He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.
1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers