English Dictionary

but hey

間投詞

Used to show that the thing just referred to is not ideal or does not support the argument, but that the situation cannot be improved upon, or the speaker is unwilling to try.

日本語の意味

現状が理想的とは言えないが、どうしようもない／改善の余地がない状況を認める、または諦念を示す表現 / 物事が完全に整ってはいないものの、それ以上の改善が望めなかったり、試みる気が起きなかったりする態度を表す口語表現

I didn't win the raffle, but hey, at least I got to meet the author.

くじ引きには当たらなかった。まあ、少なくとも著者に会えた。

意味（1）

Used to show that the thing just referred to is not ideal or does not support the argument, but that the situation cannot be improved upon, or the speaker is unwilling to try.

Streaming a movie prevents any but the most dedicated and well-equipped hacker from making a digital copy (pointing a camera at the screen still works, but hey).