[Ads-l] "Say Hey" Not in OED

[Shapiro, Fred]

say hey, say hey kid (not in OED)

1951 New York Amsterdam News 30 June 16 (ProQuest)

Almost everywhere you go and there are youngsters about you hear the unusual but catchy expression, "say-hey,"in conversation of sports fans. ... The "say-hey" kid, as Durocher has tagged Willie since his quaint expression has become so popular among Mays' teammates, was swinging the wagon-tongue at .407 pace when he was drafted by the Giants.

Fred Shapiro

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