voolay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Pronunciation spelling indicating a non-French-speaker pronouncing the French word voulez.

"Our troops learned French quickly, and the street echoed to "Voolay voo cusha avick mores," and the dames rapidly grasped Tommy's French."
"His sallow skin looked as though it had been painted with walnut stain, and he spoke French fast but with an entirely English pronunciation. His "combiangs" and "ker voolay voos" raced through the tongue of Moliere like a rusty lawn mower."
"Find a little can-can girl or something. Voolay-voo coushay avec moi and all that."

Spelling representing a U.S. pronunciation of the French word voulez.

vooley

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What does voolay mean?

Pronunciation spelling indicating a non-French-speaker pronouncing the French word voulez.

Where does voolay come from?

Spelling representing a U.S. pronunciation of the French word voulez.

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