uey
/ˈjuː.i/
uey noun: synonym of U-turn.
Noun (1)
uey (plural ueys)
- Synonym of U-turn.
- “Don't lose her,” I growled, and plowed between the two cars and across the dividing line and banged a Uey.1987, Kelly Lawrence, The Gone Shots, US: Franklin Watts, page 280
- Barry musta figured Jamie′s friend lived in town because he did a Uey and headed back that way.2000, Louis J. Fagan, Angelo, US: Independent Publishers Group, page 324
- Synonyms:
- U-turn
Noun (2) capitalized: Uey
Uey (plural Ueys)
- Alternative form of uey.
Examples of uey in a sentence
- “[…]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.”2006, Richard Crick, My Word Is My Bonus, AuthorHouse, page 255:
- 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.2007, Richard Marinick, In For a Pound, US: Justin, Charles & Co., page 59:
Synonyms of uey
Forms of uey
| plural | ueys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Uey |
| alternative form | U-ey |
| alternative form | Uy |
| alternative form | U-y |
| alternative form | uie |
| alternative form | u-ie |
| alternative form | Uie |
| alternative form | U-ie |
| alternative form | yewie |
| alternative form | yewy |
| alternative form | youee |
| alternative form | youi |
| plural | Ueys |
Origin of uey
From U(-turn) + -ey.
Words formed from uey
Phrases with uey
Words that rhyme with uey
Questions about uey
- What does uey mean?
- Uey means synonym of U-turn.
- How do you use uey in a sentence?
- “[…]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.”
- What part of speech is uey?
- Uey is a noun.
- How do you pronounce uey?
- Uey is pronounced /ˈjuː.i/.
- What is the plural of uey?
- The plural of uey is ueys.
Words near uey in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: uey (page history and authors); Uey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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