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dewey en · ADJ · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of dewy.
   alt of dewy
   • For Memnon was that dewey, royal boy, son of Aurora, and born King of Egypt, who, with enthusiastic rashness flinging himself on another’s account into a rightful quarrel, fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy. 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
   • 115 lbs. of green, dewey grass 1852, The Cultivator: A Monthly Publication, Devoted to Agriculture:

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dewey en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

A phonetic pronunciation of the initialism DUI, particularly in some rural areas of the US.

Meanings

1. (US, humorous, slang, uncommon) A charge of DUI.

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