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Huey

Huey

See also: huey

English

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

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

huey

huey

See also: Huey

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