Pronunciations (3)
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/hweɪ/
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/weɪ/
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ʍeɪ
Noun
The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
{...} if I wished any blessing in the world, it was to find him a worthy object of pride; and I’m bitterly disappointed with the whey-faced, whining wretch!
Interjection
A shout for attention
Usage- UK usage
- Dated
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He swayed over to the door, peered out, shouted "whey!" and came back, looking severe.
somebody who was more or less to their senses, shouted... ' Whey! ... Had on lads!' and everybody was trying to get wocken up and sorted out.
A shout of enthusiasm or delight
Usage- UK usage
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... apart from Max, who rode his pallet like a surfboard with a huge grin plastered across his face. “Wheyyyyyyy!” Max yelled with delight.
Several drunken men shouted from the corner. “Wheyyyy, showtime! Go on, go on!”
Shouted when someone drops a glass or other crockery, especially in a pub.
Usage- UK usage
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12. Smashing a glass and the whole bar choruses "WHEYYYY".
If they don't shout "wheyyy" when you smash a glass, did it even smash?
More examples (1)
the sloshed post-work boozers all shout "Wheyyyyyyy!' at a glass that's smashed on the floor
Noun
the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese
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watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
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Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey