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minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·29 days agoWhile it wasn’t a general greeting, “halloo” was already used as a verb meaning “to call for a hunting” in the 14th century.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·29 days agoalso as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?” “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·28 days agoidk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
minus-squaretetris11linkfedilinkarrow-up11·28 days ago “halloo, what’s this?” “haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
minus-square🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-228 days agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·28 days agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-squareNormalPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
minus-squareSuperEars@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·29 days agoLike the fox hunters in Mary Poppins?! D:
While it wasn’t a general greeting, “halloo” was already used as a verb meaning “to call for a hunting” in the 14th century.
also as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?”
“hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
found the german
idk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
“haaaallooooo” is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean “hey idiot, what are you doing?”
It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
Think McFly!!
Try actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
That’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
Like the fox hunters in Mary Poppins?! D: