well nappy-headed means that they have afro hair.

and "hoe" is a derogatory term for "whore" that pokes fun at the way African-Americans sometimes speak.

Jetzt musst du verstehen warum Don Imus in Schwierigkeiten geraten ist.

hos, not hoes. Hoes sind Gartengeraete, da kriegt sicher keiner Schwierigkeiten. :-)

Dude- wir haben eigentlich beide recht, denke ich. Ich habe ein Fehler gemacht, denn das Singular wird "Ho" buchstabiert. Die Mehrzahl ist aber trotzdem Hoes

aus Urban Online:

5. Ho (n) A prostitute. Shorthand for the word whore. This word originated from prostitutes who trick at hotels.
In some cases people refer to them as sluts but what makes it different is that hoes get paid for what they do. (pl n) Hoes.

Look at that ho, she's just made about $500 at the telly the other day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070409/ap_on_en_...
NEW YORK - After a career of cranky insults, radio star Don Imus was fighting for his job Monday following one joke that by his own admission went "way too far."
 
Two of the nation's biggest media companies — CBS Corp. and NBC Universal — will ultimately decide the fate of Imus' daily program after he referred last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."

Todd: it's one ho and several hos; there is no e, regardless of what Urban Online wants to tell you. Hoes are garden utensils.

Todd, ya got me curious, so I done the google test. It's 1 million-plus fo' hos, and 611 for hoes. Go figure

I checked out the links and although many are related to the same single AP article where "hos" was used, I must agree with you (at least in terms of prevalence). Still, making a plural of a word that ends in a vowel without inserting an e before the s just looks plain wrong to me. Makes my stomach squirt acid when I see something like that.

Until "ho" makes it into Webster's or whatever the british equivalent is, I'll take your word for it, though:)

dude, todd,

I'd say to make a plural out of a slang expression will always be kind of undefined.
The newspapers over here are full with "hos" and maybe some "hoes" but as there are probably no officials taking care for the spelling of this usually only spoken word don't give it too much of importance.
Thanks anyhow for your help I also was curious for the translation of the most cited "expression" of this week's newspapers.

Eigth is rigth: thanks first of all for this much sought translation.
Regarding ho or hoe: I think no one will make a fuss for garden equipment so I think what Imus really wanted to refer to was whore or slut or whatsoever.