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Ahoy vs Bhoy - What's the difference?

ahoy | bhoy |

As interjections the difference between ahoy and bhoy

is that ahoy is (nautical) used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention while bhoy is (dated|fandom slang|jocular) exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

As a verb ahoy

is to hail with a cry of "ahoy".

As a noun bhoy is

(dialect|west coast scottish|irish) boy or bhoy can be (dated|fandom slang|jocular) boy.

ahoy

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
  • * 1751: While he was thus occupied, a voice, still more uncouth than the former, bawled aloud, ‘Ho! the house, a-hoy!’'', (The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle), (Tobias Smollett).
  • *, chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy! ” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}

    Usage notes

    * Traditionally, when used from a ship to hail an approaching boat, the standard responses are: ** "aye aye", if a commissioned officer is in the boat; ** "no no", if no officer is in the boat; ** name of ship , if the captain of another ship is in the boat; ** "flag" if an admiral is in the boat.

    Derived terms

    * land ahoy * ship ahoy * ahoj (Czech, Slovak greeting)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

    • Anagrams

    *

    References

    See also

    * yoohoo

    bhoy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, West Coast Scottish, Irish) Boy.
  • A tough, a thug.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, fandom slang, jocular) Boy.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1952 , date = September , first = Chuck , last = Harris , authorlink = , magazine = Hyphen , title = James White Meets Me , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html , issue = 2 , page = 16 , passage = Whilst he was searching Luna in an attempt to spot Ego, the two Irish Bhoys tried to focus the other 'scope on the bedroom of a brunette opposite. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 2008 , date = February , first = Nic , last = Farey , authorlink = , magazine = Tits, Sausages and Ballet Shoes , title = Chapter Four , url = http://efanzines.com/TSBS/TSBS.pdf , issue = , page = 12 , passage = Refreshed from my little rest, I am left to guard the turrets as the bhoy goes to fetch his beloved who has returned from her daily toils }}

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (dated, fandom slang, jocular) Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1952 , date = September , first = Chuck , last = Harris , authorlink = , magazine = Hyphen , title = James White Meets Me , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html , issue = 2 , page = 15 , passage = assumed that the clot howling in a McCormick tenor and interspersing his shrieks with "Oh Bhoy'! Oh ' Bhoy !" was my best friend and co-editor }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1962 , date = June , first = Francis Marion , last = Busby , authorlink = Francis Marion Busby , magazine = Cry of the Nameless , title = With Keen Blue Eyes and a Bicycle... , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Cry_of_the_Nameless/Cry161-14.html , issue = 161 , page = 14 , passage = Philadelphia in '53 had repercussions because they couldn't have anything resembling dancing or music. They had people parading around in costume in the meeting hall with the chairs still there. Hoo Bhoy ! }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1995 , date = September , first = Franz H. , last = Milkis , authorlink = , magazine = The Space Cadet Gazette , title = Ook Ook, Slobber Drool! Letters of Comment , url = http://efanzines.com/SpaceCadet/SpaceCadet04.pdf , issue = 3 , page = 28 , passage = Oh Bhoy ! This "I dream of 4E" (Forry?) nearly unsocked myself with laughter. Reminds me somehow of Ian Banks' books that must be something like retold dreams, too. }}
    Related terms
    * oh bhoy

    Usage notes

    This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.