hey mister
To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase…To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.
» Hey mister, you forgot your coat!
Гей, пане, ви забули своє пальто! — deniko
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5 sentencesHey mister, you forgot your coat!
Гей, пане, ви забули своє пальто! — deniko
Hey, mister, your fly is down.
Hey, mister! I think you dropped this.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.
Origin
From the phrase that might be used in approaching a person to ask.From the phrase that might be used in approaching a person to ask.
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Forms
hey misters, hey mistering, hey mistered, hey misteredirregular · Lesson
| Base form | hey mister · to hey mister |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hey misters |
| Present participle | hey mistering |
| Past simple | hey mistered |
| Past participle | hey mistered |
Tenses
hey mister · hey mistered · will hey mister · have hey misteredPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.