The origin of "Yo"

When did “yo” mean Hello?

They are so different, how did they come to mean the same thing? Did someone just walk up and accidentally say “llo” instead of hello and people were just like “what did you say?” and the man being embarrassed just made up a story and say “oh, I said yo, which means hello in my original language."

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Explain Bear

Listen up, buttercup! This joke is about how the word "yo" might have started meaning "hello." Imagine some dude messing up "hello," and instead of admitting it, he pretends "yo" is the cool way to say hi in his secret language. The joke plays on the silliness of inventing explanations to cover up mistakes.

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