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heigh

American  
[hey, hahy] / heɪ, haɪ /

interjection

  1. (an exclamation used to call attention, give encouragement, etc.)


Etymology

Origin of heigh

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

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The goalie who got the most love from players outside of Vasilevskiy is Saros, who comes in on the polar opposite end of the spectrum from a heigh standpoint.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2023

My pleasure of thought is the pleasure of thinking How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho!

From Time Magazine Archive

I When daffodils begin to peer, With heigh the doxy over the dale, Why then comes in the sweet o' the year: For the red blood reigns in the winter's pale.

From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton

As the light-hearted fairy? heigh ho, Heigh ho!

From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton

The night is his noon And his sun is the moon, With a hey and a heigh and a ho.

From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton

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