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from The Century Dictionary.

  • An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • interjection An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.

Etymologies

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Probably of imitative origin. Compare hey, eh.

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