"Huey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhjuː.i/ Forms: Hueys [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From the pronunciation of Hughie. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hugh. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Hughie
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-name-F4-AxUPc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 21 24 7 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhjuː.i/ Forms: Hueys [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hubert. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-name-dEPuTaJ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 21 24 7 12
  2. (uncountable, surfing) Imaginary god who creates surf (waves, and associated conditions), generally used humorously. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-name-bQnL8em8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 21 24 7 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
  3. A male given name Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-name-YXBLU7xd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 21 24 7 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈhjuː.i/ Forms: Hueys [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From the original US Army designation of the Bell 204/205 helicopter, "HU-1", acronymized into "Huey", and extended to cover the Cobra gunship version of the same platform. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Huey (plural Hueys)
  1. (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the UH-1 Iroquois. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-noun-9DTTBKw1
  2. (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra. Tags: countable, informal Synonyms (AH-1 Cobra): Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra Derived forms: huey (english: all helicopters, by extension, from the Vietnam War troops), Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra, Twin Huey, Twin-Huey, Super Huey, Super-Huey, SuperHuey
    Sense id: en-Huey-en-noun-DgIBwpGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 21 24 7 12 Disambiguation of 'AH-1 Cobra': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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