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hiya¹

  • /ˈhaɪ(j)ə/

Sounds like higher (in some non-rhotic accents) · Rhymes with -aɪə, -aɪjə

Where it comes from

Shortened from how are you?, with influence from hi. US, 1940s.

interjection hi-ya · hia · hiyah · heya

  1. An informal greeting, hi, hello. Hiya, love, how's you?

    Similar: ciao, good morning, good day, good evening, good morrow, greetings, heaveno, hello, hello there, heyday, hi, hi there

hiya²

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

interjection hi-ya · hiyah · hi-yah · haiya

  1. A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aboo, ahoy, bonjour, bonsoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, ciao, cuckoo, evening, gae, giddap, giddyap, good-bye, goodbye, goodnight

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"hiya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hiya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

hiya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hiya

Chicago

"hiya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hiya.

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@misc{hiya_2026,
  title = {hiya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hiya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}