dey
dey
Definition
dey (dā)
noun
- the former title of the governor of Algiers
- a pasha in the former Barbary States of Tunis or Tripoli
Etymology: Fr dey < Turk dāi, maternal uncle: orig., friendly title given to an older person
dey
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- say: My mom n dad say dey will make it up 2 me but i duno how!
- do: De preacher said it was jist like dey done in Englan ' one time, long time ago.
- know: Didn't you know dey was gwine to be a duel?
- don: Dey do don dey don't do dat, do dey?
Modifies a noun
- war: Dey war n't gwyne to mix you up in it.
- ain: I reck'n I knows sense when I sees it; en dey ain ' no sense in sich doin's as dat.
- iz: Dose Orcs dey iz making uz do it, see.
- ti: Ah dey huv ti defend mahsel: defend means protect right?
Noun used with modifier
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