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voolay

voolay verb: pronunciation spelling indicating a non-French-speaker pronouncing the French word voulez.

Verb

voolay

  1. Pronunciation spelling indicating a non-French-speaker pronouncing the French word voulez.
    • Our troops learned French quickly, and the street echoed to "Voolay voo cusha avick mores," and the dames rapidly grasped Tommy's French.1939, Patrick A. Meade, Born to Trouble, page 158
    • His sallow skin looked as though it had been painted with walnut stain, and he spoke French fast but with an entirely English pronunciation. His "combiangs" and "ker voolay voos" raced through the tongue of Moliere like a rusty lawn mower.1973, Victor Sawdon Pritchett, Midnight Oil, page 17

Origin of voolay

Spelling representing a U.S. pronunciation of the French word voulez.

Questions about voolay

What does voolay mean?
Voolay means pronunciation spelling indicating a non-French-speaker pronouncing the French word voulez.
What part of speech is voolay?
Voolay is a verb.

Words near voolay in the dictionary

  1. voodoolike
  2. voodoos
  3. voodouism
  4. vook
  5. vooks
  6. voolay
  7. vooley
  8. voom
  9. Voong
  10. Voongs
  11. voop

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