Definitions For Ahoy

Noun

AHOY (plural AHOYs) An utterance of this interjection. : There were many ahoys heard from the approaching ship.

Translations

{{trans-top}} German: Ahoi, n

Verb

{{en-verb}} To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. (humorous) Warning of something approaching or impending.

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.

Synonyms

to attract attention oi, yo; see also thesaurus:hey

Derived terms

land ahoy ship ahoy

Descendants

{{desc, cs, ahoj}} {{desc, sk, ahoj}}

Translations

Czech: ahoj Dutch: ahoi Esperanto: hoj! Estonian: ahoi Finnish: ohoi! French: ohé German: ahoi Hungarian: a láthatár-on, on (lit. "on the horizon") Polish: ahoj! Swedish: ohoj!, åhoj!

Etymology

From "a-hoy"; 'hoy' being a Middle English greeting dating back to the fourteenth century.http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-aho1.htm

See also

yoohoo

Anagrams

Hoya, hoya