Hiya!

[Alan H. Hartley]

Leanne Riding wrote:

> As for Hiya, I'm not sure... for some reason the image of disney's 
> "goofy" pops in my head. "Hiya mickey!" (Maybe he did not say that.) 
> Wouldn't this be related to "hi"?

OED says of "hiya":

"[App. shortened from how are you? and influenced by HI int. 2.]

A word of greeting.

1940 ‘N. BLAKE’ Malice in Wonderland I. ii. 31 ‘Hi-ya, boys and girls,’ 
he cried. ‘Hi-ya, Teddy,’ the cry went back. 1940 R. CHANDLER Farewell, 
My Lovely xxxix. 309 Hiya, babe. Long time no see. 1946 P. QUENTIN 
Puzzle for Fiends (1947) 190 ‘Hiyah, baby,’ I said. 1959 Elizabethan May 
35/1 Robin Fawcett turned the grin on Friday and me and said ‘Hi-ya’."

Alan

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