First Known Use: 1748
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ahoy
interjection \ə-ˈhȯi\
—used by a sailor who is calling out to a passing ship or boat
Full Definition of AHOY
—used in hailing <ship ahoy>
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Origin of AHOY
a- (as in aha) + hoy
Rhymes with AHOY
alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, enjoy, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy
AHOY Defined for Kids
ahoy
interjection \ə-ˈhȯi\
Definition of AHOY for Kids
—used in calling out to a passing ship or boat <Ship ahoy!>
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