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(sarcastic) 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.

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hay is for horses

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hay is for horses

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(sarcastic) 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.

Japanese Meaning

「hay is for horses」は、誰かが「hey」とカジュアルに呼びかけた際に、皮肉交じりにその使い方を否定するための返答表現です。 / この表現は、非公式な「hey」という呼びかけを軽蔑していることを示す皮肉的な意味を持ちます。