Wednesday's Word

Word: Yo! (Interj.)

Definition:  Hail

Usage: Used when trying to locate someone who is at a distance -- down in the far pasture, maybe, or lost in the woods -- because of the sound's carrying qualities.

"Yo-o-o!"

Or:

Shorter form employed to stop a passing vehicle when you recognize an occupant and remember you wished to speak to him.

"Yo!"

(Definition from: "How to Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)