Heigh-ho Definition
hīhō, hā-
interjection
Used variously to express mild surprise, boredom, disappointment, fatigue, etc., or used as a greeting.
Webster's New World
verb
To chant "heigh-ho", a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.
1927 Porterfield, William M. Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p25; Sierra Club Books, 1984.
1937 Walt Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, animated feature-length motion picture; a chant sung by the seven dwarfs.
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go...
Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to heigh-ho using the buttons below.