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/əˈhɔɪ/ · interjection
(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention..
While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’
I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.
“(grunts) Frankie put glass in the piccata and the restaurant comped us, so we got all these chips. Let's hit the casino.” “All right.” “Come on, Nadia. Let's go watch this Rat Pack show with the girls.” “Did you say "the Rat Pack"?” “Yeah, they're good.” “They're here?” “Yeah, yeah, it's the Rat Pack.” “Chips ahoy!”
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There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.
Use ahoy! when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ahoy! means (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention..
Common synonyms include oi, yo.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’
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