South African-isms: Hey

Hey is a fairly versatile word in American English, but on the lips of a South African the word hey takes on transcendental qualities where it no longer is simply a word. It is the word. I have compiled a list of the meanings I have discovered hey to have in South African English. I am sure this is by no means an exhaustive list.

• Isn't it?
• Don't you know?
• Well, that's what I think anyway.
• Don't you think so?
• Whatever.
• Well, that's just the way things are.
• Et cetera.
• Somebody tell me I'm wrong!