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Meaning of hey up in English:

hey up

phrase

informal Northern English

  • Used as a greeting or as a way of drawing attention to something.

    • ‘Hey up, Margaret!’
    • ‘Hey up! Here's the cops!’
    • ‘Hey up! Look who's 'ere!’
    • ‘Just then there was a cry of ‘Hey up! Here's the cops!’’