Etymology

arrey

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Today it means: Expressing surprise or alarm; hey. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Catalan Arrey
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The story

  1. Catalan · borrowed fromArrey
  2. English todayArrey

Borrowed from Catalan Arrey.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.