hiya

H4I1Y4A1
/ˈhaɪ(j)ə/

interjection

An informal greeting, hi, hello.

“Hiya, love, how's you?”

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Meanings

hiya1

interjection

alternative hi-ya · alternative hia · alternative hiyah · alternative heya

  1. An informal greeting, hi, hello.

    Hiya, love, how's you?

    Synonyms: ciao, good morning, good day, good evening, good morrow, greetings, heaveno, hello

hiya2

interjection

alternative hi-ya · alternative hiyah · alternative hi-yah · alternative haiya

  1. governmentA kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn informal greeting, hi, hello.

Similar
ciaogood morninggood daygood eveninggood morrowgreetingsheavenohellohello thereheydayhihi therehey heyheyoho therehowhow are yousalaamsalaam alaikum
Also see
alrightayyciaohelloy’reyt?

Origin

hiya · interjection

Shortened from how are you?, with influence from hi. US, 1940s.

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hiya · interjection

Onomatopoeic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hiya

viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigeniastria
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Sounds the same

higher (in some non-rhotic accents)

Anagrams

Yahi
Cite this entry
APA

hiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiya

MLA

“hiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiya.

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