facey, a. Caribbean slang (chiefly Jamaican).
Brit. /ˈfeɪsi/, U.S. /ˈfeɪˌsi/, Jamaican /ˈfeɪsi/, /ˈfɪesi/
[Apparently <face n. + -y suffix1. Compare slightly earlier facety adj. It is uncertain whether there is any connection with earlier facy n.]
Bold; impertinent. Cf. facety adj.
| 1929 M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 88 Although good spirits also come back to earth ‘to make holiday’, as some say, only a bad spirit is ‘facey’ enough to show himself to you. 1966 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Dec. 4 Old and wrinkled-up as he was, he was as fresh and facey like any young-boy. 1988 Z. Ellis On Heroes, Lizards, & Passion 117 ‘I don't know, de man look me straight and tell me he don't think I will come back.’ ‘But he facey.’ ‘Dat is not the word for it.’ |