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wey

wey

9.9
An informal word used to call a male friend in English from Mexican Spanish
  • noun
  • /weɪ/
  • Slang
translation icon : wey
  • That's my wey over there, he knows everyone at the party.

Examples

  • My friend always has my back; he's a real wey in tough times.

  • When I need advice, I can always count on my wey to help me out.

  • The initiates learn songs and dances proper to the Do, as well as the secret Do language, known as do wey among Tussian people (Trost 1999a:197).

    Academic text (2008)

  • ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Classic ♪ ♪ Ya ya ya ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't really know you well ♪ ♪ But the thing wey I know be say u fresh o ♪ ♪ Omo your body e too set o ♪ ♪ And your opolo walahi e too correct o ♪ ♪ I don't really gats to tell you ♪

    Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine (2020)

Synonyms

mano
vswey
  • Slang
20 9.8

A close male friend you call like a brother

is used more generally for a male friend, not only very close relations
ese
vswey
  • Slang
3 9.9

A friendly word people in some Latino communities use to call a man or friend

is used similarly but within Mexican Spanish influenced English
mang
vswey
  • Slang
9.9

An informal word for a man used in Caribbean English

is an informal term used in Mexican Spanish influenced English instead

Surface Forms

wey singular
weys plural

Etymology

Wey comes from Mexican Spanish güey, which originally meant 'ox' but today is used like 'dude' or 'friend'. So hearing 'What's up, wey?' is a casual greeting between friends.