kwee

K5W4E1E1

proper noun

A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

OriginDutch Kwee →
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Meanings

kwee1

contraction

alternative c'we

  1. USabbreviationchildishcontractionContraction of can + we.

    "I do. Kwee do this fast? Kwee hurry this up?"

    1986, Peter De Vries, The Prick of Noon, page 186
    2 more examples

    “Kwee have gummy bears?” Faith asks. “No. No candy in the morning.” I'm making this up, but it sounds right.

    1998, James Kaplan, Two Guys from Verona, page 189

    “Daddy, kwee have pancakes?” Rachel asked, a little too brightly.

    2011, Audrey Vernick, Water Balloon, page 43

Kwee2

proper noun
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Origin

  1. DutchKwee
  2. EnglishKwee

From Hokkien 郭 (Koeh), via Dutch Kwee.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

week
Cite this entry
APA

kwee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwee

MLA

“kwee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kwee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwee.

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