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Definition hey
Etymology 1
From Middle English hey, hei, also without h- in ey, from Old English *h?, ?a (interjection), attested as first element in h?l?, ?al? (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”). Cognate with Dutch hé, hei (“hi, hey”), German hei (“hey, wow”), Danish and Swedish hej (“hello, hey”), Faroese hey (“hey, hello”), Old Norse, Icelandic and Norwegian hei (“hey”), Romanian hei, Russian ?? (ej, “hey”); see heigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ??? (he:), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin ? (?i), and various sound-alikes as Ancient Greek ??? (eîa) and Latin eia, eho, Sanskrit ?? (he). See also hello.
Interjection
hey
- An exclamation to get attention.
- A protest or reprimand.
- An expression of surprise.
- An informal greeting, similar to hi.
- A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
- A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
Etymology 2
From French haie (“hedge”), with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying.
Noun
hey (plural heys)
- (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
Etymology 3
See he.
Noun
hey (plural heys)
- Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)
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