tally-ho
Tally-ho is a greeting commonly used by members of the working class in Great Britain. It is a relatively new word and its use is becoming more and more widespread each year. The internet age has aided this substantial growth, as
tally-ho now commonly replaces more formal, older, outdated greetings such as sup
alrite and hiAlternatively, Tally-ho can be used as an exclamation, in situations where the speaker is in great surprise. It is commonly found in
the equestrian world, where tally-ho is a variant form of 'lets-go' or 'allons-y'
tally-ho
by Charles23 on Sep 16, 2009 04:19:29
A word
borrowed from the English expression that is used when
spotting a fox during hunting. This word is more commonly known for its usage when spotting a new female
employee in the work-place that may be considered by the majority of the male workers to be of romantic interest.
Example:
A new female employee is observed pouring herself coffee while Mike and Jared are
inconspicuously engaged in conversation in the hallway.
Mike: "
Tally-ho!"
Jared: "
diddo"
tally-ho
by bigbootyluvva on Mar 07, 2009 14:24:45
verb. origin, circa
1970's, How a pimp 'asks' for his money. Usually done with one hand out
palm facing up and the other
hand up with palm facing back toward him in a threatening manner.
tally ho
by Eastern Person2 on Apr 14, 2006 14:10:25
A word used by many British and common wealth Military personel in the 19th and
20th Centuarys.
It basically means charge.
Unfortunatly from the
1950's to the present day, this has become a common
steriotype in america for what British people say when in fact that has been said more often in america than it ever has in Britain.
Tally ho
by StuartCarrison on May 17, 2005 22:52:45
A military term with the
exact translation 'target in site'.
As appose to "
visual" which translates to 'friendly in site'.
Tally Ho
by KingKenny04 on Feb 28, 2010 03:00:31
Example:
AWACS (Chalis-1): Viper-2, Chalis-1, be advised,
bandits at your 3 o' clock, 10 miles, 4000, clear to engage, over.
F-35 Pilot (Viper-2): Chalis-1, Viper-2, Tally Ho!
TALLY HO
by Patrick on Oct 17, 2004 04:26:54
Tally-ho
by FTom on Jan 30, 2011 09:33:09
(Foxhunting) The phrase uttered by a member of
the hunt who sees
the fox
(
Aviation) (carried over from foxhunting) The phrase uttered by a pilot advising that he sees the air traffic that has been called out for him
Example:
(Foxhunting) Member of the hunt seeing the fox: "Tally-ho!"
(Aviation)
Ground Control: "United
234, your traffic is a
737 at your ten o'clock descending through your altitude."
United 234: "Roger, Tally-ho!"
TALLY HO
by 850 on May 12, 2005 11:25:17
tally ho
by billybobhomo on May 16, 2008 06:03:25
A term developed by pimps in the late
60's. It was used as a way of saying "goodbye i need to go count my whores now".
Back then it was easy to lose count because of lack of technology. They now use a device known as the "bitch meter". This is often mistaken for
tally whore.