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Dewey
//ˈduːi// adj, name, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Obsolete form of dewy. alt-of, obsolete
"115 lbs. of green, dewey grass"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old French.
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1890s American usage.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A part of Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona, previously unincorporated.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, named after George Dewey.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Beaverhead County, Montana.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Washington County, Oklahoma, named after George Dewey.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Custer County, South Dakota.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Grand County, Utah.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Portage County, Wisconsin, named after George Dewey.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Noun
- 1 A charge of DUI. US, humorous, slang, uncommon
Etymology
Etymology 1
Possibly from a place name in Northern France, Douai. Welsh origin from Dewi (David) has also been suggested.
Etymology 2
A phonetic pronunciation of the initialism DUI, particularly in some rural areas of the US.
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