hey

hey

interj \ˈhā\

Definition of HEY

—used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation

Examples of HEY

1. <hey, I won the lottery!>

Origin of HEY

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to HEY

Synonyms: glory (or glory be), ha (or hah), hallelujah, hooray, hot dog, huzzah, wahoo [chiefly West], whee, whoopee, yahoo, yippee

Related Words: wow, zowie; ooh; gee, gee whiz, gosh

Near Antonyms: alack, alas, aw, boo

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Rhymes with HEY

a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea