Halloo - meaning and definition. What is Halloo
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What (who) is Halloo - definition

SALUTATION OR GREETING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Hi!; Hallo; Hi there; Hellow; Hallos; Hellos; Halloo; Holloa; Halloa; Helloo; Hiya; List of words for hello; List of Words for Hello; HELLO; Hi/hello; Hello!
  • The greeting "Hello" became associated with telephones in the late 19th century. Postcard circa 1905–1915

halloo         
I. v. n.
Shout, call, cry out.
II. n.
Holla, shout, call.
Halloo         
·vt To encourage with shouts.
II. Halloo ·vt To chase with shouts or outcries.
III. Halloo ·noun An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
IV. Halloo ·vt To call or shout to; to Hail.
V. Halloo ·vi To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
VI. Halloo ·noun A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
halloo         
¦ exclamation used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt.
?used to attract someone's attention.
¦ noun a cry of 'halloo'.
¦ verb (halloos, hallooing, hallooed) cry or shout 'halloo'.
Origin
C16: prob. from the obs. v. hallow 'pursue or urge on with shouts', from imitative OFr. haloer.

Wikipedia

Hello

Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826.

Examples of use of Halloo
1. I might bid a cheery halloo to one of my ladyfriends on the way back.