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In some senses, whey is marked as dated, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
liquid
VERB + WHEY
drink, keep, milk, peered, senses, shouted
WHEY + NOUN
curds, it's, lads
PREP.
after, from, in, on, out
noun
The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
{...} if I wished any blessing in the world, it was to find him a worthy object of pride; and I’m bitterly disappointed with the whey-faced, whining wretch!
intj
A shout for attention
He swayed over to the door, peered out, shouted "whey!" and came back, looking severe.
somebody who was more or less to their senses, shouted... ' Whey! ... Had on lads!' and everybody was trying to get wocken up and sorted out.
A shout of enthusiasm or delight
... apart from Max, who rode his pallet like a surfboard with a huge grin plastered across his face. “Wheyyyyyyy!” Max yelled with delight.
Several drunken men shouted from the corner. “Wheyyyy, showtime! Go on, go on!”
Shouted when someone drops a glass or other crockery, especially in a pub.
12. Smashing a glass and the whole bar choruses "WHEYYYY".
If they don't shout "wheyyy" when you smash a glass, did it even smash?
Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
Wiktionary{...} if I wished any blessing in the world, it was to find him a worthy object of pride; and I’m bitterly disappointed with the whey-faced, whining wretch!
WiktionaryHe swayed over to the door, peered out, shouted "whey!" and came back, looking severe.
Wiktionarysomebody who was more or less to their senses, shouted... ' Whey! ... Had on lads!' and everybody was trying to get wocken up and sorted out.
Wiktionary... apart from Max, who rode his pallet like a surfboard with a huge grin plastered across his face. “Wheyyyyyyy!” Max yelled with delight.
WiktionaryIt's neither milk nor whey.
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In some senses, whey is marked as dated, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.