/ ˈjuː huː; NAmE / exclamation
( informal , becoming old-fashioned ) used to attract sb's attention, especially when they are some distance away
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WORD ORIGIN
natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.
/ ˈjuː huː; NAmE / exclamation
( informal , becoming old-fashioned ) used to attract sb's attention, especially when they are some distance away
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WORD ORIGIN
natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1920s.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005