"qway" meaning in English

See qway in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kweɪ/ Forms: qwayer [comparative], qwayest [superlative]
enPR: kwā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)
  1. (MLE) Far, remote in space or time. Tags: Multicultural-London-English
    Sense id: en-qway-en-adj-Ex9nZJSo Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quay

Adverb

IPA: /kweɪ/ Forms: qwayer [comparative], qwayest [superlative]
enPR: kwā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q. Head templates: {{en-adv|er}} qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)
  1. (MLE) Far, remote in space or time. Tags: Multicultural-London-English
    Sense id: en-qway-en-adv-Ex9nZJSo Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quay

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwayest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Multicultural London English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 January 23, “Next Up? [S2.E10 Pt. 1]”performed by OnDrills x Trapfit, @MixtapeMadness, 1:27:",
          "text": "I'm on the ends I do it no problem\nDon-don is kway, outin packs, he does it often",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "id": "en-qway-en-adj-Ex9nZJSo",
      "links": [
        [
          "Far",
          "far"
        ],
        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(MLE) Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kwā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "quay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qway"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwayest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Multicultural London English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 April 11, “Keisha & Becky Remix” (track 4), in Wayne’s World 3, performed by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne:",
          "text": "Bad B from kway called Lisa, shit den, wanna take wood cah I’m poppin’.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 August 1, “Krep Shop” (track 8), in Savage, performed by Rv, Bandokay, Double Lz, and SJ:",
          "text": "[Double Lz]:Kway back then used to roll with the kitch’, now it’s the same size as a walking stick.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 8, Kaygrab x D1 (lyrics and music), “Rapid”, 1:08–1:11:",
          "text": "I’m anti-social, not on the socials, I am flying up qway over oceans",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "id": "en-qway-en-adv-Ex9nZJSo",
      "links": [
        [
          "Far",
          "far"
        ],
        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(MLE) Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kwā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "quay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qway"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English words containing Q not followed by U",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwayest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Multicultural London English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 January 23, “Next Up? [S2.E10 Pt. 1]”performed by OnDrills x Trapfit, @MixtapeMadness, 1:27:",
          "text": "I'm on the ends I do it no problem\nDon-don is kway, outin packs, he does it often",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Far",
          "far"
        ],
        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(MLE) Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kwā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "quay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qway"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English words containing Q not followed by U",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From way or way back when with the addition of an initial consonant q.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "qwayer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwayest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "qway (comparative qwayer, superlative qwayest)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Multicultural London English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 April 11, “Keisha & Becky Remix” (track 4), in Wayne’s World 3, performed by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne:",
          "text": "Bad B from kway called Lisa, shit den, wanna take wood cah I’m poppin’.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 August 1, “Krep Shop” (track 8), in Savage, performed by Rv, Bandokay, Double Lz, and SJ:",
          "text": "[Double Lz]:Kway back then used to roll with the kitch’, now it’s the same size as a walking stick.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 8, Kaygrab x D1 (lyrics and music), “Rapid”, 1:08–1:11:",
          "text": "I’m anti-social, not on the socials, I am flying up qway over oceans",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Far",
          "far"
        ],
        [
          "remote",
          "remote"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(MLE) Far, remote in space or time."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kwā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "quay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qway"
}

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