hey

  1. Interjection.  An exclamation to get attention.
  2. Interjection.  A protest or reprimand.
  3. Interjection.  An expression of surprise.
  4. Interjection.  An informal greeting, similar to hi (used in the US, Australia and Canada).
  5. Interjection.  A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh).
  6. Interjection.  A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in musical lyrics.
  7. Noun.  (context, country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.

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