ahoy
/əˈhɔɪ
/exclamation Nautical or humorous
A call used to greet someone or draw attention to something from a distance: ahoy there! land ahoy!...
- We didn't know what it was going to be like when we started, but as we got into it, more and more people, all the emails I get now instead of hi Peter, it's ahoy!
- The ref blows for full time - golden goal or penalties ahoy!
- It will be ship ahoy for the brave mum-of-two Marie next Tuesday as she takes up the Cabin Fever challenge on board a 90 ft Schooner ship.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from ah + hoy1.