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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

So useful it is to have money, heigh ho!

From Mopsa the Fairy by Jean Ingelow

His nectar he sips From a primrose's lips, With a hey, and a heigh, and a ho!

From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various

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

From Literature for Children by Orton Lowe

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