wey
Americannoun
plural
weys-
an old British unit of weight of various values, especially 16 stones of 16 pounds each, or 256 pounds.
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an old Scotch-Irish unit of capacity equal to 40 U.S. bushels.
Etymology
Origin of wey
before 900; Middle English; Old English wǣge weight. See weigh 1
Example Sentences
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He’s recounting a moment that was inspired by jornalero lore, when decades ago, a group of day laborers protested a wage-stealing contractor by gathering outside of his house and singing, “Ese wey no paga.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
His partner in crime, Alex Marin y Kall, is better known as "ese wey", Mexican Spanish for "that bloke".
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2015
Comandante Hernandez dressed up as Death, complete with a skull mask and a sceptre while ese wey came dressed as a grave-digger with his eyes blacked out and carrying a spade.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2015
“Na for work wey they get me o.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“E get one guy wey they deport, him don come back get him paper. Na him wey go help me,” another said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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