• @pyre
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    134 months ago

    also as an exclamation of surprise, like “halloo, what’s this?”

    “hello” is still occasionally used in this sense today.

      • @pyre
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        44 months ago

        idk if you’re joking but not German; it was indeed halloo or holloo in English before hello became standard

        • @[email protected]
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          114 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?”

          • 🔍🦘🛎
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            4 months ago

            It’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”

          • @Gradually_Adjusting
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            34 months ago

            Try actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.

            • @NormalPerson
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              34 months ago

              That’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror