heyday

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or hey·dey

[ hey-dey ]
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noun
  1. the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars.

  2. Archaic. high spirits.

Origin of heyday

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1580–90; variant of high day, apparently by confusion with heyday2

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heyday2
[ hey-dey ]

interjectionArchaic.
  1. (used as an exclamation of cheerfulness, surprise, wonder, etc.)

Origin of heyday

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1520–30; rhyming compound based on hey; replacing heyda<German hei da hey there

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British Dictionary definitions for heyday

heyday

/ (ˈheɪˌdeɪ) /


noun
  1. the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc; prime

Origin of heyday

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C16: probably based on hey

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