Shay?

January 25, 2005 10:12 AM

[OffensiveSlangFilter] What exactly does "shay," as in "shay whitey," mean? From whence does it come?
posted by callmejay to Society & Culture (6 answers total)

i second bondcliff
posted by mdpc98 at 10:20 AM on January 25, 2005

Darn.... I'm not offended.
posted by spilon at 10:35 AM on January 25, 2005

It's in Flushing, just down the block from Chez Stadium.
posted by timeistight at 12:28 PM on January 25, 2005

BTW, "chez" is French for "at the house of". If I went to your house I would say I was "chez callmejay".
posted by knave at 1:01 PM on January 25, 2005

In what context are you hearing people say "Chez Whitey"? How would it be used in a sentence?
posted by jjg at 3:13 PM on January 25, 2005

knave is correct, although a less literal translation would be "place", where "Chez Joe" would be "Joe's Place", which in context is as likely to be a restaurant as someone's home.
posted by onshi at 11:15 PM on January 25, 2005