Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Northern England, informal)A greeting.

  2. Used to get attention, or as a warning.

Examples

34 sentences

  1. Hey, wait up!

    Агов, зачекай!

    ruЭй, подожди!

    deHey, warte mal!

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  2. Hey, Tom, open up.

    ruЭй, Том, открой.

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  3. Hey Tom, what's up?

    ruЭй, Том! Как жизнь?

    deHallo, Tom! Wie geht’s?

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  4. Hey, everybody, listen up.

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  5. Hey, listen up, everybody.

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Origin

From high up as a warning. Written heigh up by Joseph Wright in The English Dialect Dictio

From high up as a warning. Written heigh up by Joseph Wright in The English Dialect Dictionary. Always pronounced with the diphthong /ɛɪ/ as was formerly used in high in these dialects. Never pronounced /eː/ as used in hay.

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Forms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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