hey

[ hey ]

/ heɪ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)

Informal. hello: used as a greeting.

Origin of hey

1150–1200; Middle English hei

Words nearby hey

hexulose, hexyl, hexyl group, hexylcaine hydrochloride, hexylresorcinol, hey, hey rube, hey-ho, heyday, heyduck, heyer

Example sentences from the Web for hey

Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’

Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie |Arthur Chu |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Hey, whatever keeps those lecherous freaks from sexually assaulting humans is fine by us.

Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence |Bill Schulz |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then, last year, she received a call from Anderson: “Hey, do you remember when we met over ten years ago?”

Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom |Marlow Stern |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But hey, maybe anti-regime posters wrote those, this being one place where it is open to being cyber-slimed.

Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel |Michael Daly |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

On the one hand, these results say: Hey, there is real support for Democrats in the South.

Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie |Michael Tomasky |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Connie called up to him and said, "Hey, Mister, have a heart and don't start anything."

Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels |Percy Keese Fitzhugh
I guess he was going to mail the letter to his mother in New Milford, hey?

Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp |Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Look at that old oak; be a pretty rich tree-toad that owns that chunk of real estate, hey?

Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol |Percy Keese Fitzhugh
By the way, I've just found out why you was so anxious to get into this house, hey?

Wayside Courtships |Hamlin Garland
Hey, Michael, me boy, bring up yer owld rattlethrap an' take the leddy's thrunk.

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for hey

hey

/ (heɪ) /

interjection

an expression indicating surprise, dismay, discovery, etc, or calling for another's attention

Southern African an exclamation used for emphasis at the end of a statement, or alone to seek repetition or confirmation of another person's statement

hey presto an exclamation used by conjurors to herald the climax of a trick

Word Origin for hey

C13: compare Old French hay, German hei, Swedish hej

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hey

interjection

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interjection

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hey

interjection

Origin of hey

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