There is no other word in the modern Tagalog lexicon that embodies a wide spectrum of meanings like “ohohoy” does. Usually written with an exclamation point for maximum impact, the word takes on a much more intense effect when verbally expressed for reasons limited only by the utterer’s imagination.
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“Ohohoy” is used as an expression of salutation, pleasant surprise, delightful discovery, or simply a sentence filler for perpetually happy people. It possesses a unique trait that sets it apart from other verbal expressions: it cannot be uttered negatively, despairingly, or even sarcastically. Try as you may, you just cannot say it with a frown on your face. Ohohoy! Tinry nga!
Our choice of name for this site rests on yet another definition of the word: a spontaneous reaction to finding oneself in a pleasant circumstance where his thoughts are uncannily thought out for him. Two thoughts will actually fill this page, one topic at a time, one of which you might be thinking too. In which case, feel free to exclaim that one word, that sense of wonderment, that has eluded you until now.
Ohohoy!
