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Date "AHOY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Ahoy \A*hoy"\, interj. [from Old English expression, interj. hoy.]. (references)


Extended Definition: Ahoy


Ahoy

Ahoy can refer to:

  • The well-known sailor's interjection, meaning "hello" and/or "what's going on?"
  • Ahoy! (magazine), a magazine that used to be published about Commodore computers
  • Ahoy Rotterdam, an indoor sports arena and concert venue in Rotterdam in the Netherlands
  • Ahoy-hoy, suggested by Alexander Graham Bell as a proper telephone answer
  • AHOY, standing for Australian Humanist of the Year, awarded annually by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies
  • Ahoy is currently being used as an ad slogan by the men's grooming line Old Spice

Ahoj (pronounced: ahoy) can refer to:

  • a Czech and Slovak word meaning "Hi!" (used as an everyday greeting by the Czechs and Slovaks)
  • a part of Bratislava, Slovakia

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ahoy". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: AHOY

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy18   Ahoy3
Sheep Ahoy11   Ahoy Rotterdam7
Ship Ahoy7   Club Lake Ahoy3
Ahoy Rotterdam7   Ducks Ahoy2
Club Lake Ahoy3   Land Ahoy3
Land Ahoy3   Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy18
Yoho Ahoy3   Sheep Ahoy11
Ahoy3   Ship Ahoy7
Ducks Ahoy2   Yoho Ahoy3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).