( old-fashioned , BrE , informal )
1.
used to express surprise, shock, etc. :
I say! What a huge cake!
2.
used to attract sb's attention or introduce a new subject of conversation :
I say, can you lend me five pounds?
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal )
1.
used to express surprise, shock, etc. :
I say! What a huge cake!
2.
used to attract sb's attention or introduce a new subject of conversation :
I say, can you lend me five pounds?
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005