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dey

personal pronounpeople

Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they'

A third-person plural pronoun used to refer to people or things previously mentioned; equivalent to English 'they'.

Example in use

Dey're gyen tae da kirk.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DAY/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: they

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