• @pyre
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      43 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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        113 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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          3 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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          33 months ago

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

          • @NormalPerson
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            33 months ago

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