"mooey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmuːi/ [UK] Audio: En-au-mooey.ogg
Etymology: From moo + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moo|ey}} moo + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} mooey
  1. (nonce word, slang) "Moo"-like; reminiscent of a cow. Tags: nonce-word, slang Categories (topical): Face
    Sense id: en-mooey-en-adj-cTu1H5IJ Disambiguation of Face: 53 43 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ey, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 17 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ey: 59 22 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 7 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmuːi/ [UK] Audio: En-au-mooey.ogg Forms: mooeys [plural]
Etymology: From Angloromani mui, from Sanskrit मुख (mukha, “mouth, face”). Compare Swedish knoparmoj. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|rme|mui}} Angloromani mui, {{uder|en|sa|मुख||mouth, face}} Sanskrit मुख (mukha, “mouth, face”), {{cog|sv|knoparmoj}} Swedish knoparmoj Head templates: {{en-noun}} mooey (plural mooeys)
  1. (UK, slang) The mouth; the face. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Mouth
    Sense id: en-mooey-en-noun-XCE16DlE Disambiguation of Mouth: 41 55 3 Categories (other): British English, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48
  2. (UK, slang) The vagina or vulva. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-mooey-en-noun-TLMknSog Categories (other): British English, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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