heigh-ho

[hahy-hoh, hey-] Origin

heigh-ho

[hahy-hoh, hey-]
interjection
(an exclamation of surprise, exultation, melancholy, boredom, or weariness.)

Origin:
1545–55
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Heigh-ho is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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heigh-ho (ˈheɪˈhəʊ)
 
interj
a variant spelling of hey-ho

hey-ho or heigh-ho (ˈheɪˈhəʊ)
 
interj
an exclamation of weariness, disappointment, surprise, or happiness
 
heigh-ho or heigh-ho
 
interj

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heigh-ho
1553, exclamation to express yawning, sighing, etc.
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