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hey

[hey]

interjection

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

  2. Informal.hello: used as a greeting.



hey

/ ɪ /

interjection

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

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

  3. an exclamation used by conjurors to herald the climax of a trick

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hey1

1150–1200; Middle English hei
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hey1

C13: compare Old French hay, German hei, Swedish hej
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Sometimes people do ask me, “Was there any part of you that was like, ‘Hey, let’s not have Joel die?’”

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Hey, what’s a few decades between friends, amirite?

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State workers cleaned up the graffiti spray painted on buildings and sidewalks the night before with no interference from the protesters, other than a few saying, “Hey, that’s artwork not graffiti.”

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I might have made it up, but hey, confidence.

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And then I say, “Hey, I have a suggestion,” and then I get to find out if they chose mine or not, and they frequently did.

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