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woadie

UK/ˈwoʊ.di/US/ˈwəʊ.di/

woadie noun: a trusted friend; a dawg.

Noun

woadie (plural woadies)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A trusted friend; a dawg.
    • Of course I'll tuck you into bed bro, you're my woadie.
    • Pass the weed woadie, don't be hoggin' the weed and shit1996, “Weed Fiends”performed by Lokee ft. Magnolia Slim

Examples of woadie in a sentence

  • Make sure them woadies is gone, then text me.2013, Kwame Alexander, He Said, She Said, New York, N.Y.: Amistad, →ISBN, page 273:
  • I let this chopper eat like Joey Chestnut 'cause it's a glizzy / That's my woadie, that's my dreidel, that's my motherfuckin' twizzy2023 August 4, “Cheese Touch” (track 5, 1:16 from the start), in Bars Mitzva, performed by BLP Kosher:

Synonyms of woadie

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Forms of woadie

pluralwoadies
alternative formwhoadie
alternative formwhodie
alternative formwodie

Origin of woadie

Uncertain. Most likely a pronunciation spelling of wardie (“someone from one's own ward”), in reference to the wards of New Orleans. Green's Dictionary of Slang tentatively suggests a derivation from hoodie.

Questions about woadie

What does woadie mean?
Woadie means a trusted friend; a dawg.
How do you use woadie in a sentence?
Make sure them woadies is gone, then text me.
What part of speech is woadie?
Woadie is a noun.
How do you pronounce woadie?
Woadie is pronounced /ˈwoʊ.di/ (UK).
What is the plural of woadie?
The plural of woadie is woadies.

Words near woadie in the dictionary

  1. woad-waxens
  2. woaded
  3. woaden
  4. woader
  5. woaders
  6. woadie
  7. woadies
  8. woading
  9. woadman
  10. woadmen
  11. woads

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