When I was a kid, one of my favorite comic strips was Alley Oop, featuring a caveman (and his girlfriend Ooola).
Well, a lot has happened since then - I've learned French and moved to France. And guess what a common phrase is... Allez-hop! French people say it to you to indicate that something is ready to go; it's done - like when your last grocery item is scanned; off you go! It originated with French acrobats - they said it at a jump, and it just caught on.
So now I'm traveling through Spain, and I keep coming across this chain store, called... Ale-hop!
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| Oh, la vache! (What a cow, right?!?) |
*That* is what finally got me thinking! All three are pronounced *almost* the same. And yes, they all go back to those acrobats 🙂.
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PS - apparently "Ooola" comes from Oh La La...
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UPDATE: Thanks to Ian for finding this song 🤣
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