Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hey up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
hey up
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A greeting.

Informal

intj

Used to get attention, or as a warning.

Etymology

From high up as a warning. Written heigh up by Joseph Wright in The English Dialect Dictionary. Always pronounced with the diphthong /ɛɪ/ as was formerly used in high in these dialects. Never pronounced /eː/ as used in hay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ay oop (alternative) ay up (alternative) ayup (alternative) 'ey up (alternative) ey up (alternative)

Phrases

ay up me duck

Questions

What does hey up mean?
A greeting.
Where does hey up come from?
From high up as a warning. Written heigh up by Joseph Wright in The English Dialect Dictionary. Always pronounced with the diphthong /ɛɪ/ as was formerly used in high in these dialects. Never pronounced /eː/ as used in hay.

How to pronounce hey up

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