Meaning of hey-o | Babel Free

Definitions

Interjection. [B1]

Examples

“Each second feels like⟳ we’re getting that much closer to a passionate embrace, and there’s enough sweat⟳ and spit⟳ to please⟳ even the most diehard of slash fiction fans. The series is no longer about fast cars and faster girls — although, yes, it will still make⟳ room for the obligatory groupies-grinding-on-cars scene — and it’s completely abandoned the drag-race (hey-o!) underground it once so desperately tried to expose.”

“Now Rodman, who hasn’t been this close⟳ to a powerful tyrant since his brief fling⟳ with Madonna in the mid ’90s (hey-o!), finds himself in the unlikely position of having more first-hand knowledge of Kim than just about anyone in the American intelligence community.”

“Mr. Caspe also hedges his bets, making self-deprecation part of the package. Jake occasionally appends an Ed McMahon “Hey-o!” to his own⟳ jokes, and Mr. Marino finesses this potentially icky riff: “I need⟳ your explosions.”

“Actress Lena Dunham posted this selfie, right, last⟳ week on Instagram, popping a blue pill with the (typically blunt) message: ‘Can all my ladies with the perpetually spasming bladders say⟳ HEY-O.’ […] And as she correctly demonstrated, it can be treatable with medications that calm the bladder and control⟳ symptoms. There is no reason⟳ to suffer⟳ in silence, so if you’re having problems say⟳ ‘HEY-O!’ to your GP, pronto.”

“It’s purely a coincidence, I swear⟳, that our recommended books this week include⟳ a novel named “Elsewhere” […] Elsewhere (hey-o), we also recommend⟳ two memoirs in which well-known authors take⟳ a close⟳ look⟳ at their parents’ lives […]”

“More established streamers and networks are like⟳, “Hey-o, so this is how this is gonna go…” But the process⟳ with Tubi was very collaborative — it felt like⟳ we were all in it together, which I found really refreshing and exciting.”

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