Hy

[ hahy ]

/ haɪ /

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noun

a male given name, form of Hiram.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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hy.

abbreviation Electricity.

(formerly) henry.

My mother Lynn and my stepfather, Hy Uchitel, were quite well-to-do.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“People threaten to kill me all the time,” shrugged Hy Uchitel.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When a Miami Herald reporter caught up to Hy, he shrugged off news that a hit that might have been put out on him and his brother.
Rachel Uchitel: Mob Princess?|Gerald Posner|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
HY verses are eternal, O my friend, For he who reads them reads them to no end.
Quips and Quiddities|William Davenport Adams

HY, the Scotch tunes are just like a scolding, nagging woman.
Quips and Quiddities|William Davenport Adams
Hy is zoo zwaer, dat hondert menschen aen drie of vier Dronten genoegh t'eeten hebben.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
The legendary romances of the Celtic races may be described as the Hy Bràsil of literature.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod
This gastric-juice theory of Mr. Talmage is an abandonment of his mouth hy- pothesis.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll