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Dey

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang
Added Aug 07, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dey definition 1

Dey (To be/stay)

"I dey fine (I'm fine)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025

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🇨🇲 Cameroon
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Dey 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To be in a state (Continuous state)

"I dey work (I am working)"
Deny 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Refuse (Refuse)

"E deny am (He denied it)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

KASINARY has 1846 Cameroon slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Cameroon slang (1846 words)

🌍 "Dey" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dey 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To be in a state (Continuous state)

🇨🇲 More Cameroon Slang

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