Huey

See also: huey

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuː.i/
  • Rhymes: -uːi

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of Hughie.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hugh.

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

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
  • (AH-1 Cobra): Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra
Derived terms
  • huey (all helicopters, by extension, from the Vietnam War troops)
  • Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra
  • Twin Huey, Twin-Huey
  • Super Huey, Super-Huey, SuperHuey

Proper noun

Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hubert.
  2. (uncountable, surfing) 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 [1](Can we date this quote?)
  3. A male given name

References
  1. “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2005 December 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 November 2021

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