ahoy
Meanings
intj
- Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- Warning of something approaching or impending.
verb
- To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
noun
- An utterance of this interjection.
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Etymology
From a- + hoy (a nautical call used in hauling), from Middle English hoy (interjection), a greeting dating back to the fourteenth century. Compare Dutch hoi (“hi!, hello!”).
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