Huey
See also: huey
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the pronunciation of Hughie.
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)
- A diminutive of the male given name Hugh.
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
Huey (plural Hueys)
- (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the UH-1 Iroquois.
- (countable, informal) An American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra.
Synonyms edit
- (AH-1 Cobra): Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
Proper noun edit
Huey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)
- A diminutive of the male given name Hubert.
- (uncountable, surfing) Imaginary god who creates surf (waves, and associated conditions), generally used humorously.
- A male given name
References edit
- ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2005 December 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 November 2021