English Explanatory Dictionary

hay is for horses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hay is for horses.wav

Word forms

hay is for horses hey is for horses hay is for horses and cows

Etymology

From hay being homophonous with hey.

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