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yello

intj

Etymology

Perhaps blend of y(es) + (h)ello.

Definitions

  1. An informal greeting, especially when answering the phone

    • The phone rings twice before someone answers. “Yello?” It's Salter's unmistakable irascible voice.
    • Just when it seems she is ready to say something to Max, the phone rings again. This time she reaches quickly for the phone. “Yello?” acting like it is her own personal phone.
    • The phone rings a fifth time. Eddie pulls the phone from underneath the driver's seat and places it to his ear. “Yello?” The phone rings again.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yello. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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