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Meaning of uey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈjuː.i

Definitions

A U-turn.

colloquial

Equivalents

Suomi uukkari

Examples

““Don't lose her,” I growled, and plowed between the two cars and across the dividing line and banged a Uey.”
“Barry musta figured Jamie′s friend lived in town because he did a Uey and headed back that way.”
“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.”
““[…]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.””
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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