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Meaning of yallo | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B1

Definitions

A variant of hello, often associated with accents in the southern United States.

Examples

“He answered with his usual detached inflection, “Yallo.””
““Yallo,” his boss drawled and Seth could picture the man kicked back in his recliner, beer in hand, watching a repeat of some golden oldie sitcom on TV.”
“A country-boy Texas drawl, similar to Quelldon's own, spilled back from wherever the call terminated. “Yallo.” There was a small cough, then the voice repeated the mispronounced greeting. “Yallo? Anybody there?””

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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