Hey vs. Ey

Hey vs. Ey — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Hey and Ey

Heyinterjection

An exclamation to get attention.

Hey, look at this!Hey! Listen!

Eynoun

(obsolete) An egg.

Heyinterjection

A protest or reprimand.

Hey! Stop that!

Eynoun

An island.

Heyinterjection

An expression of surprise.

Hey! This is new!

Eypronoun

A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.}}

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Heyinterjection

An informal greeting, similar to hi.

Hey! How's it going?

Heyinterjection

A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh, huh).

Hey? How's that?

Heyinterjection

A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

The chorus is nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".

Heynoun

(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

Heynoun

alternative spelling of heHebrew letter