dey
noun
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
deys
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pluralof dey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Dat’s jealousy and malice. Some uh dem very mens wants tuh do whut dey claim deys skeered Tea Cake is doin’.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
These Kabyles had long been employed as mercenaries by the deys of Algiers; and after the conquest in 1830 the French took them into their service.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Iffen deys a marriage de preacher has a book.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
But, Miss I done told you all I knows 'bout Marse Alec and dem deys when I lived on his plantation.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
Well, den," she resumed, "Quail start inter de meanness he bin hatchin' up, an' he say, sezee, 'Uncle Wolf, deys a man down dar below whar gittin' ter be dangersome.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
