"huey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-huey.ogg [Australia] Forms: hueys [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Huey, applied by extension to all helicopters, during the Vietnam War. Head templates: {{en-noun}} huey (plural hueys)
  1. (US, slang, dated) A helicopter. Tags: US, dated, slang Categories (topical): Aircraft
    Sense id: en-huey-en-noun-gDDXv-So Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for huey meaning in English (1.2kB)

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