Dey
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A versatile verb meaning 'to be', 'to exist', or used as a continuous tense marker.
"I dey house."
Pronunciation:/de/
Origin:Nigerian Pidgin English from Portuguese 'estar'.
Part of Speech:verb
Synonyms:is, are, am
More Examples:
"The thing dey work."
"Where you dey?"
Popularized by:Fundamental Pidgin grammar element.
Since:1950