dey /deɪ/exclamation 1noun 2forms 1 exclamation1 •(Singlish) An informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.Dey! Did you press the lift button? What? You have pressed the button for the tenth time? — 2007 noun2 •(historical) The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire. •(dialect, UK) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. formsdeys
