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An exclamation to get attention. examples
A protest or reprimand. examples
An expression of surprise. examples
An informal greeting, similar to hi (mostly American_English. examples
A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion. examples
Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. quotations examples
"Who 's a cur - now - hey?"
1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page vi. 54
A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics. examples
plural heys
(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately. examples
Alternative spelling of he (“Hebrew letter”) examples