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HoJo's

A nickname for Howard Johnson's, a US hotel and restaurant chain popular in the mid-20th century. When I tell my kids my fond memories of going to HoJo's with my parents on summer vacations, all I get in response are blank stares.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ho-jo(’s)

(ˈhodʒo(z))
n. a Howard Johnson’s restaurant or hotel. (Collegiate. Often with the.) We’re going to meet the others at the ho-jo.

ho-jo

verb
See ho-jo’s
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • ho-jo
  • HoJo's
  • reminisce
  • reminisce about
  • reminisce about (someone or something)
  • be fond of (someone or something)
  • fond
  • Gooner
  • reminisce with
  • reminisce with (one) (about someone or something)