"dewey" meaning in English

See dewey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: deweys [plural]
Etymology: A phonetic pronunciation of the initialism DUI, particularly in some rural areas of the US. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dewey (plural deweys)
  1. (US, slang, humorous, uncommon) A charge of DUI. Tags: US, humorous, slang, uncommon

Inflected forms

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