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Heyday vs Mayday - What's the difference?

heyday | mayday |

As interjections the difference between heyday and mayday

is that heyday is a lively greeting while mayday is emergency, need assistance.

As a noun heyday

is a period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

heyday

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
  • The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A lively greeting.
  • * 1798 :"Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together." Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
  • (obsolete) An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
  • * 1600 :"Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c." Ben Jonson - Cynthia's Revels
  • References

    mayday

    Translingual

    Interjection

    (head)
  • emergency, need assistance
  • * 2004 , Ken Wishaw, Helicopter Rescue: The true story of Australia's first full-time chopper doctor? , page 82
  • 'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' came the call.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

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