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minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·il y a 3 moisalso as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?” “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·il y a 3 moisidk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·il y a 3 mois “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-2il y a 3 moisIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·il y a 3 moisTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-squareNormalPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·il y a 3 moisThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
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