The Mexican slang address “
Güey” or "
guey" always, with a smirk, means “cuckold,” which is the only word in English that labels the man whose woman cheats on him. In Mexican Spanish, a man’s unfaithful wife or girlfriend causes horns to grow upon his head, which only he cannot see. There the word connects with “
Buey” or
oxen, and serves as the root for the popular song “El Venado” about a man who grows horns. The word comes loaded with sexuality, always disparages, and always signifies low class aliterate personalities, and should always insult (as does the use of “Bitch” or “
Niggar” in English) as a label. In Mexican Spanish, in direct opposition to the Mexican “Chingón” which signifies a heroic
fornicator, or a type A personality, the overuse of the label “
Guey” among the lower classes seeks to replicate the good-old-boys
comraderie of the Mal Hablados, or potty mouths, of the ruling class.
Example:
Oye,
Güey, dime que no supieste
nada, pero nada, de que este guey utiliza tu
mujer como todo la vecindad, guey.