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uey /′juːiː/ n. (Spelling variants: uy, youee.) [From U(-turn) + -y.] A U-turn. Often in the phrase to chuck (or do etc.) a uey: to carry out a U-turn. Also fig. Also attrib.

1973 F. Moorhouse Austral. Stories 58 Before they’d done the Uey, he’d brushed his hair back, lit a Rothman’s and had the window down and his arm in place.   1973 R.D. Jones Mad Vibe 28 You describe the quiet sunday when you caught a bus home in sunlight warmth and almost rural day but actually is suspect you of chucking a Uy.   1976 Bulletin (Sydney) 28 Feb. 27/3 Ted Heath, like Fraser, began as a professed opponent of big government but was soon ‘doing a youee’ (U-turn) all over the place.   1983 Truckin’ Life VI. xi. 70 The turning circle is 15.2 m. (49.8 ft.). Not natural U-ey material but adequate for a six tonner.   1994 M. Colman In League of their Own 44 ‘Oh’ he says, doing a u-ie, ‘there they are’.   1999 J. Bryant Real Aussies drive Utes 84 It took Damo nearly a half a k before he could slow her down enough to do a U-ie.   2006 A. Hyland Diamond Dove 205 He did a casual u-ie in the driveway and headed south.   2011 Herald Sun (Melbourne) 6 Dec. 5/6 Motorist Priya Wickremasena, 41, saw the 1.5m saltwater croc sitting in the middle of the road. ‘All of a sudden he chucked a U-ey, and then started chasing me’, he said.