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Hoyay vs Howay - What's the difference?

hoyay | howay |

As a noun HoYay

is homoerotic subtext in a television show, film, etc.

As an interjection howay is

alternative version of haway A general cry of encouragement.

hoyay

English

Alternative forms

* * hoyay

Noun

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  • (label) Homoerotic subtext in a television show, film, etc.
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  • * 2008 , Melanie E. S. Kohnen, "The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville'' Fandom", in ''Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom (eds. Sharon Marie Ross & Louisa Ellen Stein), McFarland & Company (2008), ISBN 9780786435890, pages 214-215:
    • Considering fans' previous seemingly blanket endorsement of everything queer, one has to ask why HoYay ! fans don't favor the queer Lex/Lana/Clark triangle.
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    howay

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haway * ho'way * ha'way

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Alternative version of haway (Geordie, Tyneside) A general cry of encouragement.
    • Howay the lads
    Howay man ye slowin' wa doon like!

    Synonyms

    * come along! * come on!

    References

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