What (who) is Halloo - definition
SALUTATION OR GREETING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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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.