"hey ho" meaning in All languages combined

See hey ho on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈheɪhəʊ/ [UK] Forms: heigh-ho [alternative], hi-ho [alternative], heyo [alternative], heigho [alternative], hio [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} hey ho
  1. oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation
    Sense id: en-hey_ho-en-intj-yi~p189y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "heigh-ho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heigho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hio",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hey ho",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation"
      ],
      "id": "en-hey_ho-en-intj-yi~p189y",
      "links": [
        [
          "oh well",
          "oh well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheɪhəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "heigh-ho"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hey ho"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "heigh-ho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heigho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hio",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hey ho",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English interjections",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oh well",
          "oh well"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈheɪhəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "heigh-ho"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hey ho"
}

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