holloo

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A form of halloo — Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of halloo.
nounholloo (plural holloos)

plural holloos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of halloo.
verbholloo (third-person singular simple present holloos, present participle hollooing, simple past and past participle hollooed)

present singular third person holloos · participle present hollooing · participle past hollooed · past hollooed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of halloo.

    […] being once ſecure that the paſſage is ſafe, you can holloo to us to follow you, when you reach the place where the water ceaſes to be deep.

    1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter IV, in The Banished Man. […], volume I, London: […] T[homas] Cadell, Jun. and W[illiam] Davies, (successors to Mr. [Thomas] Cadell) […], →OCLC, page 84
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APA

holloo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloo

MLA

“holloo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holloo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloo.

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