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minus-squarepyrelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 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-up11·7 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-squareBrave Little Hitachi WandlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-squareNormalPersonlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
minus-square🔍🦘🛎linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
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!!