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- noun Plural form of
hey .
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Examples
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Elsewhere, Seventeen Hands mixes a head-spinning lyric with an expansive musical backing, taking in catchy 'heys' and shimmering guitar lines.
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When I walked into the bar area of El Cholo, I said my “heys” to the people I knew.
You’ll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again Heather McDonald 2010
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“Or,” said Sir Miles Musgrave, “if this worthy cavalier chooses to part with his charger for a reasonable sum, I have some part of the silver candlesticks still dancing the heys in my purse, which I shall be very willing to transfer to his.”
A Legend of Montrose 2008
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Further, why this particular “Hey!” over all other heys.
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When they catch up with Patrick Dempsey, he and Meredith exchange “heys”.
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After they said their “heys,” both Laszlo and Helene spoke at once.
To Catch a Prince Gillian McKnight 2005
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After they said their “heys,” both Laszlo and Helene spoke at once.
To Catch a Prince Gillian McKnight 2005
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Nev gets old-fashioned clip around ear for fumbling Touch intro - he is then forced to sing the 'hey hey hey heys'.
FallNews - anecdotes 1999
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And he began -- favoring monosyllables, dashes, exclamation points, pauses for pantomime, Indian sign language, and heys, huhs, and humphs that were intended to fill out sentences and round up elaborate argument.
Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War John Fox 1891
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` ` Or, '' said Sir Miles Musgrave, ` ` if this worthy cavalier chooses to part with his charger for a reasonable sum, I have some part of the silver candlesticks still dancing the heys in my purse, which I shall be very willing to transfer to his. ''
A Legend of Montrose 1871
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