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- interjection Alternative version of
haway (Geordie, Wearside) A general cry ofencouragement .
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Examples
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So distinct in fact, there has been talk of using subtitles on the new show to translate local colloquialisms for the uninitiated, such as "howay", "hinny" and "canny".
BBC News - Home 2011
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Other local words and phrases are now well known, such as "whey aye" (yes), "howay" (come on) and "gan doon toon" (going down town).
BBC News - Home 2011
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Now, however, it looks like Italia 90 was a last howay.
How England's north-east feast at Italia 90 turned into famine 2010
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But it will be “howay the lads” for Sheffield FC, although that mackems terminology should give a clue to the big match I am aiming for next Saturday.
Ye Olde Footy Derby Harry Barnes 2006
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But it will be “howay the lads” for Sheffield FC, although that mackems terminology should give a clue to the big match I am aiming for next Saturday.
Archive 2006-10-01 Harry Barnes 2006
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But howay its a game, and at least we can somewhat understand the conditions the taliban are facing .....
bit-tech.net Feed 2010
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But howay, the Christmas 'meet up with your old mates' thing?
Army Rumour Service 2009
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But howay, the Christmas 'meet up with your old mates' thing?
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Kronos: Very much so, I got my roots done and all, howay.
Irish Blogs 2009
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He's been below average and certainly not the standard we saw him at last season, he's best off retiring from international football, he's getting on a bit now, and his contract is at this club, howay Habib, pick it up son!
knitandpurl commented on the word howay
"The plumber pitied me so much I had to press money on him, I tell W. He didn't want to take it. He'd never seen anything like it, he said, standing, looking up at the ceiling. He seemed hypnotised. He wouldn't leave, but just stood there, looking. And even when he went out the front door, he was still shaking his head. —'Howay, it's terrible, man'."
Spurious by Lars Iyer, 84
April 16, 2011