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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

“halloo, what’s this?”

"haaaallooooo" is used a lot by Germans as a slow exclamation to mean "hey idiot, what are you doing?"

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Try actually saying "hey idiot, what are you doing?" some time. It's very good.

[–] NormalPerson@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint "HellOOOOoooo"

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago