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yallo

yallo interjection: a variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.

Interjection

  1. A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.
    • He answered with his usual detached inflection, “Yallo.”2012, Ann J. Colby, Cross Town Murders, page 378
    • “Yallo,” his boss drawled and Seth could picture the man kicked back in his recliner, beer in hand, watching a repeat of some golden oldie sitcom on TV.2011, Mari Carr, Jayne Rylon, Southern Comfort, page 52

Origin of yallo

From yeah or yes and hello.

Questions about yallo

What does yallo mean?
Yallo means a variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.
What part of speech is yallo?
Yallo is an interjection.

Words near yallo in the dictionary

  1. yallar dogs
  2. Yallaroi
  3. yaller
  4. yaller dog
  5. yaller dogs
  6. yallo
  7. Yallop
  8. Yallourn
  9. Yallourn North
  10. yallow
  11. yalman

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