First Known Use: 13th century
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hey
interjection \ˈhā\
—used to attract someone's attention or to express surprise, joy, or anger
—used to indicate that something is not important, that you are not upset about something, etc.
Full Definition of HEY
—used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation
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Origin of HEY
Middle English
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Rhymes with HEY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
HEY Defined for Kids
hey
interjection \ˈhā\
Definition of HEY for Kids
—used to call attention or to express surprise or joy
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