Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- interj. Informal Used to express greeting. See Regional Note at hey.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- American English (first recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian), originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hy, hey (circa 1475) also an exclamation to call attention. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And be þet hi offrede Mirre. þet is biter þing. signefieth þet hi {40} hedde be {} liaue þet he was diadlich. þet diath solde suffri for man ken.”
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts
“+ only works on the next key pressed (Excluding other modifiers, like Ctrl, Alt, Shift, or WinKey). +hi would make "Hi", while {ShiftDown} hi {ShiftUp} would make "HI".”
“The family conneClion with hit onn brolher, Lord Dunbar, the late PrtlnJir'i eoxfideitialficretary, hi* early ftudiea at Oxford, the whole caft ana colour of hi lite, make bis opinion of value, his teftimcny u [K | uettionable.”
“It is also a joke, a subversion of the term hi-fi (from 'high fidelity', meaning the faithful reproduction of the original sound), and an attitude that you don't need to have access to the latest or most expensive technology to create your own media.”
“Both version come in hi-top or low-top and I have no clue how much they retail for.”
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“You can view the Avatar trailer in hi-def here, courtesy of Apple.”
“But this is far from the only type of discrimination, although it is a major mechanism for discrimination because many professions in hi-tech rely on military service.”
“The show centers on Don Draper (Jon Hamm), a high-level advertising creative director, and the people in hi”
“And if you just can't get enough of the official Solomon Kane Trailer, follow this link to watch it in hi-res!”
“The vast majority of Xbox content announcements tend to include a big old “US only” sticker, but it looks like Australia is finally getting some Xbox movie love — and in hi-def no less.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hi’.
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Words that can be spelled on an upsid...
Imagine my joy when I was wearing my calculator watch and was first introduced to someone named Leslie - there was exactly enough room on the display for 317537.14.
Edit: I've discove...hi, hello, leslie, sheesh, she, bells, hells, hog, boss, goggles, he, bob and 233 more...
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The Pain of Texting
Words that are a pain in the ass to type in on a numerical keypad on a cell phone because they have consecutive letters that share the same button:
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI...defcon, hi, no, attitude, xylophone, on, monday, monkey, mono, dig, back, babble and 212 more...
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hmm
i've decided i love these words
ludicrous, awesome, psyched, supercilious, superlicious, clownish, as a phrase "bomb", hi, almost, hots, no, cozy
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Greetings
Things I say to people!
hi, hello, how are you doing, top of the day to..., hola, hey, what are you doing, what's that stran..., get out of the ba..., you again, is your homework ..., where's my other ... and 31 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
niglets, aw, flakey, shiznit, thatch, sexy, bummers, hotty, eargasms, ratchetry, weird, fab and 457 more... -
Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
Malachi_Constant's Words
triumverate, pandemic, parsnip, delineate, zamboni, parka, laser, swoop, malevolent, benevolent, fracas, tipsy and 372 more...
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aliko's Words
deli, turkey, bodrum, deniz, sunny, seks, tatil, hava, zeeman, captain, kapitein, kaptan and 256 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Acceptable two-letter Scrabble words
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 89 more...
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al_s_head's list
wat i say a lot
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I Live a (SOWPODS) Hardscrabble Life
aa, ad, ae, ah, ai, am, an, ar, as, at, aw, ax and 168 more...
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soul mate
soul mate, soul mates, soul, portishead, wounded, death, depression, hurt, the cure, pain, longing, rat and 424 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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Bigrams
Two-letter words that are common. For a full list of all possible 2-letter words, check out this list.
my, by, ay, ax, ew, aw, ix, it, at, is, as, ox and 39 more...
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2 Letter Scrabble Words
All playable 2 letter Scrabble words from OSPD4
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 87 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hi.
Cortney Couch hi Aug 3, 2011
ruzuzu They weren't selfish, they just hadn't learned how to duck.
Oh. Sorry. Do vegetarians eat duck? Sep 3, 2010
dontcry Shellfish? Go for it. With butter. Sep 3, 2010
ruzuzu Okay... so these two lobsters walk into a barge.... Sep 2, 2010
dontcry Vegetarians do not eat goats. That is correct. But just because we don't eat the flesh of beasts doesn't mean we don't have a beastly good sense of humor! Let the chicken (and goat, pig, and cow) jokes commence! Just take it easy on the deer, will ya? And rabbits, dogs, and horses (except for 'long face' jokes -- they slay me). You can go crazy on cats if you want. Fish? Meh. Sep 2, 2010
ruzuzu I mean, obviously I'll avoid jokes about cows or pigs or... goats... vegetarians don't eat goats... right? Sep 2, 2010
ruzuzu You still like chicken jokes though, dontcha? Sep 2, 2010
ruzuzu Oh. Sep 2, 2010
dontcry I'm a vegetarian... Sep 2, 2010
ruzuzu Say... did ya hear the one about how to eat an elephant? Sep 1, 2010
dontcry Nuttin'... Sep 1, 2010
ruzuzu Oh, nothin' much. You? Sep 1, 2010
dontcry 'Sup? Sep 1, 2010
ruzuzu Hi! Sep 1, 2010