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Meaning of tally-ho

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tally-ho

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of the interjection.

    Example: Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho.

  2. A pleasure coach.

verb

Definitions

  1. To articulate the interjection.

    Example: I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.

interjection

Definitions

  1. Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.

    Example: There he is! Coming out of that coppice! Tallyho tallyho tallyho!

  2. A simple greeting, exclusively used by the upper classes.

    Example: Tallyho chaps! What's the time, anybody?

  3. Target sighted.

    Example: (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.”