hey
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[edit] Etymology
Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ဟေး (hei), Finnish hei and Mandarin Chinese 哎 (āi), and various sound-alikes as Roman eho, Greek εἴα (eia), Latin eia, Dutch he, German hei.
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[edit] Interjection
hey
- An exclamation to get attention.
- Hey, look at this!
- A protest or reprimand.
- Hey! Stop that!
- An expression of surprise.
- Hey! This is new!
- An informal greeting, similar to hi (used in the US, Australia and Canada).
- Hey! How's it going?
- A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh).
- Hey? How's that?
- A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in musical lyrics.
- The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, good bye"
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[edit] Translations
exclamation to get attention
protest or reprimand
expression of surprise
informal greeting
request for repetition or explanation
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[edit] See also
[edit] Noun
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hey (plural heys)
- (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.
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