Meanings
plural woadies · alternative whoadie · alternative whodie · alternative wodie
- slangAfrican-American VernacularA trusted friend; a dawg.
Of course I'll tuck you into bed bro, you're my woadie.
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Pass the weed woadie, don't be hoggin' the weed and shit
1996, “Weed Fiends”performed by Lokee ft. Magnolia SlimYour daddy, half in the bag, starts callin' Arlie and his whoadies a bunch of punks. 'Dumb as ducks,' he says, I remember that.
2003, David Corbett, Done for a Dime, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 235Make sure them woadies is gone, then text me. Me and homegirl be inside checking out a black mermaid exhibit.
2013, Kwame Alexander, He Said, She Said, New York, N.Y.: Amistad, →ISBN, page 273Word? Let me holla at my whodies, and let them know I'm 'bout to go M.L.A. Then I'll hit you when I'm on my way.
2015, Raynesha Pittman, “Cognac: Straight, No Ice”, in The TurnOut Queens: The Anthology, Artist Revolt Publications, →ISBN, page 208I was such a daddy's girl. I couldn't stand being away from my wodie for so long without speaking to him for so long.
2018, RAE, Torn: Aphrodite & Messiah's Dilemma, Major Key Publishing, →ISBN, page 139Synonyms: babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo, buddy, butty
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Uncertain. Most likely a pronunciation spelling of wardie (“someone from one's own ward”), in reference to the wards of New Orleans. Green's Dictionary of Slang tentatively suggests a derivation from hoodie.
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