Huey

See also: huey

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjuː.i/
• Rhymes: -uːi

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of Hughie.

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 (Can we date this quote?)
3. A male given name

Anagrams

• Yueh, Yüeh