English

Alternative forms

• Hughie

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

Etymology 3

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]

3. A male given name

References

1. ↑ http://www.surfingnz.com/roadtrip_no6.html

English

Noun

huey ‎(plural hueys)

1. (US, slang, dated) a helicopter

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

huēy ‎(inanimate)

1. Alternative spelling of huēyi

References

• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 218