yo
A greeting similar to hiA greeting similar to hi.
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom is playing with his yo-yo.
Tom spielt mit seinem Jo-Jo. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том играет со своим йо-йо. — odexed
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5 senses(slang)A greeting similar to hi.
Yo Paulie! How's it going?
йо́уjóu
(slang)An interjection similar to hey.
Yo, check this out!
Check this out, yo!
(slang)An expression of surprise or excitement.
Yo, that's crazy, but I don't remember asking.
(slang)Present! Here!
Sergeant: Smith? Private Smith: Yo!
Emphatic conclusion to a statement.
Examples
31 sentencesTom is playing with his yo-yo.
ruТом играет со своим йо-йо. — odexed
deTom spielt mit seinem Jo-Jo. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's playing with his yo-yo.
She's playing with her yo-yo.
Mary is playing with her yo-yo.
How long has it been since you played with a yo-yo?
ruКак давно ты в последний раз играл с йо-йо? — odexed
deWie lange ist es her, dass du mit einem Jo-Jo gespielt hast? — samueldora
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
As a greeting first attested in 1859, attested first as a cry of sailors and huntsmen (firAs a greeting first attested in 1859, attested first as a cry of sailors and huntsmen (first attested in the 1400s; compare e.g. huzzah, giddyup). Originally from Middle English yo, io, ȝo, yeo, yaw, variant forms of ya, ye (“yes, yea”), from Old English ġēa (“yes, yea”), from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes, thus, so”); or perhaps from Old English ēow (“Wo!, Alas!”, interjection). Compare Danish, Swedish, German, Norwegian jo (“yes (flexible meaning)”), Dutch jow (“hi, hey”) and Dutch jo (“hi, hey”). More at yea, ow, ew.
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