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howay

/haˈweː/

howay interjection: a general cry of encouragement.

Interjection

  1. (Geordie) A general cry of encouragement.
    • Howay the lads
    • Howay man ye slowin' wa doon like!
    Synonyms:
    come along!, come on!

Synonyms of howay

  • come along!
  • come on!

Forms of howay

alternative formhaway
alternative formho'way
alternative formha'way

Questions about howay

What does howay mean?
Howay means a general cry of encouragement.
What part of speech is howay?
Howay is an interjection.
How do you pronounce howay?
Howay is pronounced /haˈweː/.

Words near howay in the dictionary

  1. Howarth
  2. Howarths
  3. Howat
  4. Howatch
  5. Howatson
  6. howay
  7. howaya
  8. howbe
  9. howbeit
  10. howbout
  11. howcatchem

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