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Yow vs Hey - What's the difference?

yow | hey |

As interjections the difference between yow and hey

is that yow is expression of humorous surprise or emphasis while hey is an exclamation to get attention.

As a noun hey is

(country dancing) a choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.

yow

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Expression of humorous surprise or emphasis.
    • You've been divorced four times? Yow !
  • Expression of pain; ouch.
    • Yow ! I dropped it on my toe!

    Synonyms

    * ouch, youch

    Anagrams

    * ----

    hey

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An exclamation to get attention.
    • Hey , look at this!
  • A protest or reprimand.
    • Hey ! Stop that!
  • An expression of surprise.
    • Hey ! This is new!
  • (US, Australia, UK, Canada) An informal greeting, similar to hi.
    • Hey ! How's it going?
  • A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion (see also eh, huh).
    • Hey ? How's that?
  • A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
    • The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".

    Related terms

    * heyday * what the hey * hey up

    See also

    * huh * hay is for horses * (wikipedia "hey")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which the dancers weave between one another.

    • Anagrams

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