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minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 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-up9·3 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🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoIt’s used this way in American English sometimes, as in a teen issuing a counterpoint “HellOOOOoooo”
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoTry actually saying “hey idiot, what are you doing?” some time. It’s very good.
minus-squareNormalPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThat’s my morning mantra in front of the bathroom mirror
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”
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