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huey

/ˈhjuː.i/

huey noun: a helicopter.

Noun (1)

huey (plural hueys)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A helicopter.

Noun (2)

huey (plural hueys)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang, tramps' slang) A town or village.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Huey

Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hugh.

Noun (3) capitalized: Huey

Huey (plural Hueys)

  1. (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the UH-1 Iroquois.
  2. (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra.
    Synonyms:
    Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Huey

Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hubert.
  2. (uncountable) Imaginary god who creates surf (waves, and associated conditions), generally used humorously.
    • The spilt milk would be offered as a gift to Surf God Huey who would surely reward our kindness with sick waves. — surfingnz.com, Road Trip #6
  3. A male given name.

huey meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam

huey in Hindi

ह्यूई

huey in Marathi

ह्युई, ह्यूई

huey in Telugu

హ్యూయ్

huey in Malayalam

ഹ്യൂയ്, ഹ്യൂയി
More languagesFewer languages
huey in Kannada
ಹ್ಯೂಯಿ, ಹ್ಯೂಯ್
huey in Punjabi
ਹੁਏ
huey in Gujarati
હ્યુઈ
huey in Odia
ହ୍ଯ଼ୁଏ

Synonyms of huey

  • Huey Cobra
  • Huey-Cobra
  • HueyCobra

Forms of huey

Noun
pluralhueys
pluralHueys
Proper noun
pluralHueys
alternative formHughie

Origin of huey

Derived from Huey, applied by extension to all helicopters, during the Vietnam War.

From the pronunciation of Hughie.

From the original US Army designation of the Bell 204/205 helicopter, "HU-1", acronymized into "Huey", and extended to cover the Cobra gunship version of the same platform.

Words formed from huey

  • Huey Cobra
  • Huey-Cobra
  • HueyCobra
  • Twin Huey
  • Twin-Huey
  • Super Huey
  • Super-Huey
  • SuperHuey

Words that rhyme with huey

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Questions about huey

What does huey mean?
Huey means a helicopter.
What is huey in Hindi?
Huey in Hindi is ह्यूई. See Huey meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is huey?
Huey can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce huey?
Huey is pronounced /ˈhjuː.i/.
What is the plural of huey?
The plural of huey is hueys.

Words near huey in the dictionary

  1. huevo
  2. huevos
  3. huevos divorciados
  4. huevos motuleños
  5. huevos rancheros
  6. huey
  7. Huey, Dewey and Louie
  8. hueys
  9. Huezo
  10. Huezos
  11. huff

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: huey (page history and authors); Huey (page history and authors); huey (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); huey (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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