Dey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /deɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dey is a noun meaning (UK dialectal, Scotland) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
Meaning
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
More Meanings
- Pronunciation spelling of their, representing African-American Vernacular English.
- Pronunciation spelling of there, representing African-American Vernacular English or Caribbean English.
- Pronunciation spelling of they, representing dialects with th-stopping in English
- (Singlish, Manglish) An informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.
- (historical) The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire.
Example Sentences
Dei, you think what, President’s Star Charity ah?
If a player makes a silly mistake, he doesn’t wail when told to “wake up lah, dey”.
Dey! Did you press the lift button? What? You have pressed the button for the tenth time?
“Boy, is horrors over dey, for so,” he said, obviously excited and anxious to be the bearer of extraordinary news. “Wat happen, somebody dead?”
Word Forms
- deys
- deye
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jus, den, cose, jes, comin, hey.
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