Chrysti The Wordsmith: Hey Day

Greetings and welcome to Christie the wordsmith. Have you ever contemplated the pedigree of hay day. The term that refers to a time of prosperity or enjoyment or to the zenith of one's popularity. Have you ever wondered if the word is spelled h e y d a y or h a y d a y. Well if it's the latter could it possibly have an agricultural origin recalling the time after a successful hay cutting when feed for the livestock was secure for the winter or the proceeds of the harvest were in the pocket prompting a time of celebration. Or if age e.g. why is the correct spelling is this word derived from hey an exclamation of surprise or excitement with hey day. A time of wonder and joy which hey is it. I invite you to spend a few minutes in your dictionary following the trace of the word heyday and whether you choose an online dictionary or a good old pirate version. Look at a few of heydays neighbors while you're there like Heywire hazard and Hayward. Or would it be hexa pod hiatus and

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