hey

About 9.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. interjection An exclamation to get attention.

   Hey, look at this!

2. interjection A protest or reprimand.

   Hey! Stop that!

3. interjection An expression of surprise.

   Hey! This is new!

4. interjection An informal greeting, similar to hi.

   Hey! How's it going?

5. interjection A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

   Hey? How's that?

6. interjection Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
7. interjection A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

   The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".

8. verb To greet with a "hey"

Similar words

drummer doh say heil salute psst listen tell greeting bonjour

Often followed by

there wood you man are were and ward hey