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hey (iou)



hey interjection & noun2. ME.
[Natural exclam. Cf. Old French hai, hay, Dutch, German hei, Swedish hej. Cf. also HEIGH.]
A. interjection. Attracting attention; expr. joy, surprise, or inquiry, or enthusiastic approval for. Freq. in comb. with redupl. words to form a meaningless refrain, as, hey-diddle-diddle, hey-nonny-nonny, etc. ME.
hey COCKALORUM. hey jingo: see JINGO interjection 1. hey presto: see PRESTO adverb. hey, Rube!: see RUBE 2.
C. Gebler Hey mother, the water's running down the back of my neck.
b. noun. A cry of 'hey!' LME.