huey

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/ˈhjuː.i/

noun

A helicopter.

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Huey CobraHuey-CobraHueyCobra
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Meanings

huey1

nounhuey (plural hueys)

plural hueys

  1. USdatedslangA helicopter.

huey2

nounhuey (plural hueys)

plural hueys

  1. UKobsoleteslangtramps' slangA town or village.

Huey3

proper nounHuey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

plural Hueys · alternative Hughie

  1. countableuncountableA diminutive of the male given name Hugh.

Huey4

nounHuey (plural Hueys)

plural Hueys

  1. countableinformalAn American military helicopter, the UH-1 Iroquois.
  2. countableinformalAn American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra.

    Synonyms: Huey Cobra, Huey-Cobra, HueyCobra

Huey5

proper nounHuey (countable and uncountable, plural Hueys)

plural Hueys

  1. countableuncountableA diminutive of the male given name Hubert.
  2. uncountablehobbiesImaginary god who creates surf (waves, and associated conditions), generally used humorously.

    The spilt milk would be offered as a gift to Surf God Huey who would surely reward our kindness with sick waves. — surfingnz.com, Road Trip #6

  3. countableuncountableA male given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra.

Similar
Huey CobraHuey-CobraHueyCobra
Also see
helicopter

Origin

huey · noun

Derived from Huey, applied by extension to all helicopters, during the Vietnam War.

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Huey · proper noun

From the pronunciation of Hughie.

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Huey · noun

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with huey

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Anagrams

yehu
Cite this entry
APA

huey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huey

MLA

“huey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huey.

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