heigh-ho

[ hahy-hoh, hey- ]

/ ˈhaɪˈhoʊ, ˈheɪ- /

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interjection

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

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Origin of heigh-ho

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby heigh-ho

Heidi, Heiduc, heifer, Heifetz, heigh, heigh-ho, height, heighten, heightism, height of contour, height of land

How to use heigh-ho in a sentence

There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
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Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.
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Ho, 42, admitted that he had never stepped out of sight of the government minders but he insisted that was by choice.
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All 130 employees share a similar vision and all seem very gung ho about their racy products.
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Even after the subpoenas started flying, he remained gung-ho on entitlement reform.
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The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho!"
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The men did “hold on” most powerfully; they did more, they hauled upon the rope, hand over hand, to a “Yo-heave-ho!”
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
The sailors who had been lounging about the deck sprang up and looked eagerly across the waves, as the cheerful "Sail-ho!"
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
Then Crozier called with a great, cheery voice—what Mona used to call his tally-ho voice.
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And p. 48 epeid per ho ts lichanou topos eis apeirous temnetai tomas.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for heigh-ho

heigh-ho

/ (ˈheɪˈhəʊ) /

interjection

a variant spelling of hey-ho

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