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![MerriamWebster Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::97040343.png) Merriam-Webster [@MerriamWebster](/creator/twitter/MerriamWebster) on x 1M followers
Created: 2025-07-18 15:07:48 UTC

‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi came before ‘hello.’

‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’

‘Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.


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