uey

See also: üy

English

Alternative forms

• Uey, U-ey, uie, Uie, u-ie, U-ie, yewie, yewy, youee, youi

Etymology

From U(-turn) +‎ -ey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.i/

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• Rhymes: -uːi

Noun

uey (plural ueys)

1. (Australia, Canada, UK, US, colloquial, informal) A U-turn.
   • 1987, Kelly Lawrence, The Gone Shots, US: Franklin Watts, page 280:

     “Don't lose her,” I growled, and plowed between the two cars and across the dividing line and banged a Uey.

   • 2000, Louis J. Fagan, Angelo, US: Independent Publishers Group, page 324:

     Barry musta figured Jamie′s friend lived in town because he did a Uey and headed back that way.

   • 2001, Steve Aylett, Only an Alligator, Scar Garden 2010 (The Complete Accomplice), p. 28:

     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.

   • 2006, Richard Crick, My Word Is My Bonus, AuthorHouse, page 255:

     “ […] 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.”

   • 2007, Richard Marinick, In For a Pound, US: Justin, Charles & Co., page 59:

     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.

Derived terms

• chuck a uey
• hang a uey

 

Translations

U-turn — see U-turn

See also

• flip a bitch (US)
• bang a uey (New England)

Anagrams

• Yue

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

uey (inanimate)

1. Obsolete spelling of huēyi

Franco-Provençal

Noun

uey m

1. eye