Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uey

/ˈjuː.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uey
IPA: /ˈjuː.i/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of U-turn.

Colloquial

noun

Alternative form of uey.

Example Sentences

"“Don't lose her,” I growled, and plowed between the two cars and across the dividing line and banged a Uey."
"Barry musta figured Jamie′s friend lived in town because he did a Uey and headed back that way."
"Since it pulled a U-ey and snapped Fang on the noggin, Barny had been dressing it in a flowery skirt and hat for reasons which are still a mystery."
"“[…]Sid, could you please just go up Holborn a little way, do a uey and pull in over there, where we can see the entrance over on this side.”"
"Climbing into the Mustang, McCauley banged a Uey in front of the post office and stopped for the red light half a block up at the corner of Sea Street."

Etymology

From U(-turn) + -ey.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ey

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

ueys (plural) U-ey (alternative) Uy (alternative) U-y (alternative) uie (alternative) u-ie (alternative) yewie (alternative) yewy (alternative) youee (alternative) youi (alternative)

Phrases

bang a uey chuck a uey hang a uey flip a bitch

Frequently Paired Words

flip a bitch bang a uey

Synonyms

U-turn

Rhymes With

louis dewey louie gui huey buoy chewy feng shui gooey tui dewy chewie

Questions

How do you pronounce uey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.i/.
What does uey mean?: Synonym of U-turn.
Where does uey come from?: From U(-turn) + -ey.

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