Antonyms for hey
Grammar : Interj, noun |
Spell : hey |
Phonetic Transcription : heɪ |
Definition of hey
Origin :- c.1200, variously, in Middle English, hei, hai, ai, he, heh, expressing challenge, rebuttal, anger, derision, sorrow, or concern; also a shout of encouragement to hunting dogs. Possibly a natural expression (cf. Roman eho, Greek eia, German hei).
- Þa onswerede þe an swiðe prudeliche, `Hei! hwuch wis read of se icudd keiser!' ["St. Katherine of Alexandria," c.1200]
- In Latin, hei was a cry of grief or fear; but heia, eia was an interjection denoting joy.
- As in hello : interj how do you do
- As in interjection : noun emphatic exclamation
- Hey, Scottie, shake up the fire and put on some coffee, will you?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The night now was very dark, "with hey, ho, the wind and the rain!"
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- It used to be "Rose," but now it was always "say" or "you" or "hey."
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- That's why he was so hot about picking a fight on the boat, hey?
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- What do you suppose one-legged men're going to do in the resurrection, hey, Abe?
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- Hey, you big Yank, you jest let that po' little conscrip' go!
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- We scrambled on the bus and as it pulled away Danny yelled "Hey, Buster, look!"
- Extract from : « Goodbye, Dead Man! » by Tom W. Harris
- So I went down and said to the boy, "Hey, you, where's my cap?"
- Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
- And you think you would like to go to the Carnival Ball, hey?
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Hey, Merritt, you give me a shiver when you say that, don't you know?
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
Synonyms for hey
- ah
- ahem
- alas
- amen
- bonjour
- boo
- buenas noches
- buenos dias
- egad
- er
- exclamation
- golly
- good day
- good morning
- greetings
- hello
- hey
- hi
- hi-ya
- hooray
- how are you
- how goes it
- howdy
- howdy-do
- huh
- hurrah
- jeepers
- oh
- oops
- ouch
- phew
- phooey
- pooh
- psst
- rah
- shalom
- shucks
- ugh
- um
- welcome
- what's happening
- what's up
- whoopee
- wow
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