What Does This Mean?
Mexican colloquial form of address, written "wey" online and "güey" in standard spelling, roughly "dude" or "mate". It is mostly used among friends and young people of any gender, and it also works as a filler word. The same word can be an insult meaning "fool" or "clumsy", so tone and relationship decide which sense is meant.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""No manches, wey, ¿viste el partido?" he shouted across the room."
LORE & ORIGIN
Wikcionario and Spanish Wikipedia describe "güey" as a phonetic alteration of "buey" (ox), a word that also means "fool". Spanish Wikipedia links the shift from "gü" to "w" to ease of typing on digital devices and says the Real Academia Española recognises "güey" as a Mexican word. Wikcionario places it in Mexico and Central America, labels it colloquial and marks the adjective sense as derogatory. No dated first use is given.
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