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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Corrupted from F.

haut goût

High flavor; strong scent.

[Obs.]

Halliwell.

See also: hōgō

hogo

a strong, unpleasant smell
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
  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.
- 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
  He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.

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