A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
AHOY
- Thu, 5 Dec '24
- Mate's call
- Thu, 17 Oct '24
- What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting
- Wed, 5 Jun '24
- Call on the high seas
- Mon, 25 Mar '24
- Matey's greeting
- Tue, 29 Aug '23
- "Hello, sailor!"
- Sun, 30 Apr '23
- Call overseas
- Sat, 21 Jan '23
- Sea line?
- Fri, 18 Nov '22
- Call of port?
- Mon, 14 Nov '22
- Sailor's "Hello!"
- Sun, 5 Jun '22
- "Hello there, sailor!"
- Tue, 10 May '22
- Sailor's greeting
- Fri, 9 Jul '21
- Shouted greeting
- Sun, 20 Jun '21
- "___ there!"