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Hi vs Yo - What's the difference?

hi | yo |

Yo is a synonym of hi.



As interjections the difference between hi and yo

is that hi is a friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone while yo is A greeting similar to hi.

As nouns the difference between hi and yo

is that hi is "Hi" or similar greeting while yo is abbreviation of {{term||year/years old}.

As abbreviations the difference between hi and yo

is that hi is hawaii, a state of the United States of America while YO is years old.

As an adjective hi

is informal spelling of lang=en, often hyphenated.

As a contraction yo is

contraction of you and are.

As a pronoun yo is

form of your|lang=en.

hi

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Interjection

(wikipedia hi) (en interjection)
  • A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
  • An exclamation to call attention.
  • * , 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * (friendly informal greeting) hello

    Adjective

    (head)
  • , often hyphenated.
    • Get hi- quality videos here!
    Next, set the burner to ''hi .

    Derived terms

    * hi-tech * hi-lo * hi-five

    Related terms

    * lo * mid

    Noun

    hi (no attested plural)
  • "Hi" or similar greeting.

    • Synonyms

    * greeting, hello

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    yo

    English

    (wikipedia yo)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yo, io, . More at yea.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang)
    • Yo Paulie! How's it going?
  • (slang)
    • Yo , check this out!
  • (military slang) Present]]! [[here, Here!
    • Sergeant: ''Smith? ''Private Smith: Yo !

    Etymology 2

    From (term, you're), (your), etc.

    Contraction

    (head)
  • (African American Vernacular English) contraction of you and are
    • Yo a fool.

    Pronoun

    (head)
  • (colloquial)
    • Yo sandwich only has bacon in it. Want some ketchup on that?
  • (Baltimore)
    • Yo was tuckin' in his shirt! ( Stotko and Troyer 2007)
    Synonyms
    * (greeting) hey, hi; see also * (interjection) hey

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * English interjections English two-letter words ----