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hiya

British

/ ˈhaɪjə, ˌhaɪˈjɑː /

an informal term of greeting

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Etymology

Origin of hiya

C20: shortened from how are you?

Example Sentences

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“Hiya,” whispers Marion, attempting her best American accent.

From Literature

“Hiya, sweets. Everything okay? It’s a little early for a phone call.”

From Literature

Strangers stop me in the street and say 'hiya Les' and it feels good.

From BBC

Two others are Hiya and BitMind, which offer free extensions for the Google Chrome browser that flag suspected deepfakes.

From Los Angeles Times

Patchen Noelke, vice president of marketing for Hiya in Seattle, said his company’s technology looks at audio data for patterns that suggest it was generated by a computer instead of a human.

From Los Angeles Times

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