Dav09@lemmy.ml to HistoryMemes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWassuplemmy.mlimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down110
arrow-up1506arrow-down1imageWassuplemmy.mlDav09@lemmy.ml to HistoryMemes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 months 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-up14·3 months agoalso as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?” “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoidk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months 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-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-squareNormalPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
minus-square🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
minus-squareSuperEars@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months 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?”
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
It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
Think McFly!!
Like the fox hunters in Mary Poppins?! D: