ahoy
exclamation humorous • nautical
a call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance.
"ahoy there!"
hello
exclamation
used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.
"hello there, Katie!"
noun
an utterance of “hello”; a greeting.
"she was getting polite nods and hellos from people"
verb
say or shout “hello”; greet someone.
"I pressed the phone button and helloed"
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we could’ve had ‘ahoy’ but we’re stuck with ‘hello’. 😞