hay is for horses
phraseEtymology
From hay being homophonous with hey.
Definitions
Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate…
Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.
- Neverout. Hay, Madam, did you call me? / Miſs. Hay; why, Hay is for Horſes.
- He called again: "Hey, Con?" "Hay is for horses, Homeboy," I shot back, and he laughed.
- "Hey, do you remember this space toy?" "Hey is for horses."
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA