• @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