8th
Whore
Not until this past year did I make the honest and belated realization that “ho” is a shortening of the word “whore”. Why it took me so long to come to this, I don’t know.
I feel like “ho” isn’t the ideal shortening of the word. I think that’s why its root was so ambiguous to me. A better choice would have been “who’e” or “ho’e”. However, I do realize that considering people who integrate this word most into their vocabularies, it might not have caught on like it did. Also, it might get twisted into misuse, such as people mistakenly calling people “who” or “whoa”, which is absolutely not as catchy as “ho”.
ex. “That bitch? What a who!”
or
ex. “I know you been cheatin’ on yo’ boyfriend, whoa!”
(But actually, calling someone a ho in a serious way is very rude. Don’t do it. Plus, it’s just another derogatory word used specifically toward women…and that’s not a good thing at all.)