hey
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
Informal. hello: used as a greeting.
Origin of hey
1Words Nearby hey
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How to use hey in a sentence
Everywhere I go, ‘hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
hey, whatever keeps those lecherous freaks from sexually assaulting humans is fine by us.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence | Bill Schulz | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, last year, she received a call from Anderson: “hey, do you remember when we met over ten years ago?”
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom | Marlow Stern | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut hey, maybe anti-regime posters wrote those, this being one place where it is open to being cyber-slimed.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel | Michael Daly | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the one hand, these results say: hey, there is real support for Democrats in the South.
Und you vos go owid on der blains und catch some counterfeiters, hey?
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)By the way, I've just found out why you was so anxious to get into this house, hey?
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandHe stopped in his dressing to say, "We've struck a great boarding place, hey?"
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandWelting a man on the head with a whip-stock ain't anything, hey?
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandBut the land is an enemy to be feared, while the Frenchman is not—hey!
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for hey
/ (heɪ) /
an expression indicating surprise, dismay, discovery, etc, or calling for another's attention
Southern African an exclamation used for emphasis at the end of a statement, or alone to seek repetition or confirmation of another person's statement
hey presto an exclamation used by conjurors to herald the climax of a trick
Origin of hey
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