α. 1700s– hey up.
β. 1800s eh 'up, 1800s– eh up, 1900s– eh oop, 1900s– ey oop, 1900s– ey up, 1900s– 'ey up.
单词 | eh up |
释义 | eh upn.int.α. 1700s– hey up. β. 1800s eh 'up, 1800s– eh up, 1900s– eh oop, 1900s– ey oop, 1900s– ey up, 1900s– 'ey up. A. n. In later use English regional (northern and midlands). An exclamation or greeting of ‘eh up!’. rare. ΚΠ 1700 E. Ward London Spy II. vi. 9 Then with their Hey-ups, and ill-Natur'd Cuts upon their Horses, they made such a ratling over the Stones, [etc.]. 1996 Daily Mirror 6 Nov. 11/2 An entire Mancunian working-class community became a strange race of New York flatmates where people gave 'Ey Ups instead of High Fives. 2011 Times 6 Dec. 19/1 Taylor knows that panto audiences like a local gag, and gives an exuberant Notts audience plenty of ‘Eyoops!’ and laffs about Beeston and the River Trent. B. int. 1. A command to an animal, esp. a horse, to urge it to move, speed up, slow down, etc. Occasionally used more widely as an exclamation of encouragement. Cf. hup int. ΚΠ 1811 C. Dibdin in J. Fairburn Laughable Song Bk. 1812 9 It [sc. a stage] carries so many elegant inside passengers.., and there are so many booked besides, that we must harness our Hacknies and eh'up. a1855 J. F. Kelly Humors of Falconbridge (1856) 160 Vociferous whips who..shout and bawl—‘Eh 'up! Tremont House!’.. ‘Eh 'up, ha! now we are off, for the Pavilion!’ 1904 A. S. Martin tr. C. P. De Kock Gustave I. i. 1 Hey-up! Zephyr; courage, old fellow! trot only one league more and we shall be at home. 1905 World Almanac & Encycl. 562 University of the South.—‘Rah! Rah! Ree! Vár-Si-Teé! Hey, up! Hey, up! Sé-Wá-Née!’ 1958 Jewish Frontier Sept. 31/1 The plane began to gather speed... ‘Hey-up... Hey-up..’. The jump-master worked his arms up and down, faster and faster. 1966 E. Baum tr. J. L. do Rêgo Plantation Boy xxiii. 225 Another went after a calf. ‘Hey-up! Hey-up!’ the leader, stick in hand, was yelling up front. 2. English regional (northern and midlands). a. Used as a greeting: ‘hello’, ‘good morning’, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > answer > in Greeting [interjection] yoa1475 hello1877 eh up1902 1902 Eng. Dial. Dict. III. 346/1 [W. Yorks.] Boys address one another as ‘Jammer’. ‘Hey up! jammer!’ one will give voice to another at a distance. 1961 J. Hunter Sun in Morning iii. 151 ‘Ey-oop!’ he said lightly, smiling at her. ‘Fancy meetin' you again.’ 1973 A. Garner Red Shift 55 ‘Eh up,’ said Margery, ‘he's not taken breath yet.’ 2012 R. Milward Kimberly's Capital Punishm. 74 ‘Ey up!’ I said, smiling at them. The girls just stared back, confused. b. Used to attract someone's attention, often as a warning: ‘look out!’. Also used to question or challenge, expressing surprise, hesitation, disagreement, etc.: ‘just a minute!’, ‘hold on!’ ΚΠ 1903 B. Kirkby in Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 169/1 [W. Yorks.] Hey up! lewk aht, ther's Moss Bess comin'! 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers iv. 65 When I went to put my coat on.., what should go runnin' up my arm but a mouse. ‘Hey up, theer!’ I shouts. 1937 Story July 76/1 The cop yelled. ‘What the hell's the idea?’ ‘Hey up, lad,’ Sam protested. ‘Ah weren't dewing nowt.’ 1967 G. F. Fiennes I tried to run Railway ii. 13 Cockfield's voice ‘Ey-oop, Joe: the Old Bugger's coming.’ 1969 S. Barstow Human Elem. 53 He crushed the paper in his hands and let it fall to the floor. ‘Hey up!’ the big miner said. ‘That's my paper when you've done wi' it.’ 1998 R. Campbell Last Voice they Hear xliv. 295 ‘Ey up, chum,’ the broader of the fathers said with heavy joviality. ‘Lady wants you. Must be your lucky day.’ 2007 H. M. Edwards in B. Gates & H. Atherton Learning Disabilities (ed. 5) Foreword p. xi/1 But then I thought, ‘Eh up, I am as bright as anyone else’, and in many ways I am. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1700 |
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