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 (7 answers total)

I think it was "Chez Whitey", from the old Fox show "In Living Color." It was the name of the fancy restaurant where the white people went to eat.
posted by bondcliff at 10:14 AM on January 25, 2005

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