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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hey mister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
hey mis-ter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.

Informal

Etymology

From the phrase that might be used in approaching a person to ask.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hey misters (present, singular) hey mistering (participle, present) hey mistered (participle, past) hey mistered (past)

Questions

What does hey mister mean?
To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.
Where does hey mister come from?
From the phrase that might be used in approaching a person to ask.

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