Synonyms for hey

Grammar : Interj, noun

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Phonetic Transcription : heɪ

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for hey

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