heigh-ho

[hahy-hoh, hey-]

interjection

(an exclamation of surprise, exultation, melancholy, boredom, or weariness.)

Origin of heigh-ho

First recorded in 1545–55

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Examples from the Web for heigh-ho

Heigh-ho for hard work, and lodgings at fifteen shillings a week!
The Independence of Claire|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Heigh-ho, thought I, time is flying, and I have yet to look for work.
The People of the Abyss|Jack London
Well, you are very young, and I want to keep you still a boy; but, heigh-ho!
In Honour's Cause|George Manville Fenn
Sure as thar's clams and oysters on them rocks yonder, I'd play fool, an' try an' make it heigh-ho for the parson.
When the Cock Crows|Waldron Baily

I could not sleep, for she was always yawning, and then saying, "Heigh-ho!"
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 2 (of 3)|James Hogg

British Dictionary definitions for heigh-ho

heigh-ho

interjection

a variant spelling of hey-ho

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Word Origin and History for heigh-ho

1550s, exclamation to express yawning, sighing, etc.

heigh-ho

interjection

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heigh-ho

interjection