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minus-squarepyrelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 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-up12·7 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-square🔍🦘🛎linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 months agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
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
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