hey

interjection

1. An exclamation to get attention.

- Hey, look at this!

2. A protest or reprimand.

- Hey! Stop that!

3. An expression of surprise.

- Hey! This is new!

4. (US, Australia, Britain, Canada) An informal greeting, similar to hi.

- Hey! How's it going?

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

- Hey? How's that?

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

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

noun

1. (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.