dey
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
a title sometimes used by the former rulers of Tunis and Tripoli.
Origin of dey
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How to use dey in a sentence
Perhaps he holds up a manila folder and declares “I is all done wit me quahtahly repahts boss, and dey is IRIE!”
Volkswagen’s Super Bowl Ad an Unfunny Slight to Culture | Pia Glenn | January 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYis, all alone, sept de two tousand Caffres ob de kraal; but dey is nobody—only black beasts.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneShe's done got a pow'ful quick tempah, my Miss Betty has, same's all my Somerset family had, bein' fust quality folks lak dey was.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymonddey's squar little towels what you holds in yer lap to wipe yer fingers on when you've done eatin'.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesShe couldn't larn, an' de Lord took her whar dey don't ask what you knows,—only dis: does you lub de Lord?
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
But dey can't hang me, no sah, dey can't, 'cause mah man croak two weeks later.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for dey
/ (deɪ) /
the title given to commanders or (from 1710) governors of the Janissaries of Algiers (1671–1830)
a title applied by Western writers to various other Ottoman governors, such as the bey of Tunis
Origin of dey
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