"hey up" meaning in All languages combined

See hey up on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

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 /e:/ as used in hay. Head templates: {{en-interj}} hey up
  1. (informal, dialect, Northern English) A greeting. Tags: Northern-English, dialectal, informal Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-hey_up-en-intj-wMikTRDM Disambiguation of Greetings: 96 4
  2. Used to get attention, or as a warning.
    Sense id: en-hey_up-en-intj-9sqNxEcj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ey up, 'ey up, ay oop, ay up, ayup

Alternative forms

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