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doy | dey |

As an interjection doy

is disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.

As a proper noun dey is

the tenth solar month of the persian calendar.

doy

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.
    • Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!

    Usage notes

    Often intentionally drawled for emphasis.

    Synonyms

    * obviously! * duh * no duh (Australian'', ''American ) * no shit (Sherlock) * you don't say * no kidding ----

    dey

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) deye, deie, daie, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * daie, deie, deye

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The title given to the ruler of the (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire.
  • *1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 29:
  • *:the reigning Dey of Algiers (half of whose twenty-eight predecessors are said to have met violent ends) lost his temper with the French consul, struck him in the face with a fly-whisk, and called him ‘a wicked, faithless, idol-worshipping rascal’.

    • Etymology 3

    Pronoun

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