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Hello vs Cheerio - What's the difference?

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Cheerio is a synonym of hello.



As interjections the difference between hello and cheerio

is that hello is A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.cheerio is a greeting or parting.

As nouns the difference between hello and cheerio

is that hello is "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting while cheerio is a small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a little boy.

As a verb hello

is to greet with "hello".

hello

English

Alternative forms

* hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • * , 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.
  • (colloquial)
  • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
  • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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    cheerio

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (British, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) a greeting or parting
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year = 1921 , title = (Indiscretions of Archie) , first = P. G. , last = Wodehouse , authorlink = P. G. Wodehouse , section = ch. XIII. Rallying Round Percy , passage = "In that case," said Archie, relieved, "cheerio , good luck, pip-pip, toodle-oo, and good-bye-ee! I'll be shifting!" }}

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) hello * (parting) goodbye

    Usage notes

    Rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers.

    Noun

    (s)
  • (NZ, AU) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a little boy.
  • * 1978 , New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (page 4230)
  • The man who has gone around the cocktail circuit pounding cheerios to the end of time did not come in here and open his mouth once on the Bill.