dey

IPA(Pronunciation)

/deɪ/

Pronoun

alt-of pronunciation-spelling

Japanese Meaning

彼ら（複数の人を指す代名詞 'they' の方言形） / そこ（場所を指す副詞 'there' の方言形）

What is this buttons?

I heard dey were planning a surprise for the teacher.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らが先生にサプライズを計画していると聞いた。

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Sense（1）

Pronunciation spelling of they, representing dialects with th-stopping in English.

Sense（2）

Pronunciation spelling of there, representing African American Vernacular English or Caribbean English.

G. Modele Dale Clarke (2012) Up in Mahaica: Stories from the Market People (ebook), Xlibris: ““Boy, is horrors over dey, for so,” he said, obviously excited and anxious to be the bearer of extraordinary news. “Wat happen, somebody dead?””

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