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/ˌhʌɪdɪˈhʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌhaɪdiˈhaɪ/ An exclamation, used chiefly by army instructors to greet, or attract the attention of, their troops. Also transferred and attributive.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [interjection] > exclamation to attract attention
hi-de-hi1941
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [interjection] > specific call or hail
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hi-de-hi1941
1941 G. Kersh They die with their Boots Clean ii. 67 ‘Now, when I say Hi-de-Hi Squad! you shout Ho-de-Ho!—and shout it loud! Now: Hi-de-Hi Squad!’ We roar: ‘Ho-de-Ho!’
1943 Notes & Queries CLXXXV. 83/2 A reviewer in The Listener (27 May) writes:..the hi-de-hi qualities of Dr. I. A. Richards's latest book should..make our minds spring to attention with the appropriate ho-de-ho.
1944 Notes & Queries CLXXXVI. 57/1 It was the C.O. of a training camp who instructed his officers on seeing their men in the street to come to attention and say hi-de-hi, whereupon the men came to attention and replied ho-de-ho.
1950 J. Vedey Band Leaders iv. 29 He [sc. Harry Roy] made them sing Hi-de-hi at the May Fair.
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