hello girl
noun/həˈləʊ ˌɡɜːl/UK/hɛˈloʊ ˌɡɝl/US
Etymology
From the fact that the telephone operators would greet callers with “Hello” when contacted.
Definitions
A female telephone operator.
- The latest model of the multiple switch-board is in position, and in a few days the "Hello" girls will render complete the inside view of a modern telephone exchange.
- The humblest hello-girl along ten thousand miles of wire could teach gentleness, patience, modesty, manners, to the highest duchess in Arthur's land.
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