hogo, adj. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

hogo adj.

[20C+ use Ulster only; Fr. haut goût, a ‘high’ flavour, thus also SE high]

stinking, esp. of rotting meat.

c.1770		‘Belinda’s Complaint for the Loss of her Tete’ in Holloway & Black I (1975) 22: And a smell it will sure leave behind / Which some people call a ho-go.
1859		Matsell Vocabulum 42: hogo High-flavoured; strong-scented.
1881		Trumble Sl. Dict. (1890).