Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yallo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yal-lo
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.

Example Sentences

"He answered with his usual detached inflection, “Yallo.”"
"“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."
"A country-boy Texas drawl, similar to Quelldon's own, spilled back from wherever the call terminated. “Yallo.” There was a small cough, then the voice repeated the mispronounced greeting. “Yallo? Anybody there?”"

Etymology

From yeah or yes and hello.

Questions

What does yallo mean?: A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.
Where does yallo come from?: From yeah or yes and hello.

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