we

/ˈwe/ · B1 · noun · mf

fellow

🐂 Short for güey, from buey = ox: a dumb ox, then just your dude

Mexican slang. Calling someone an ox meant they were slow or stupid, which gives the insult sense. With friends it softened into dude or buddy. It sounds like English way, as in: no way, we!

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