Whip a U-ie American Australia slang
To execute or perform a U-turn
Shit! I forgot to lock the door! Whip a U-ie up ahead!
You shouldn't whip a U-ie on a highway. It's very dangerous.
She whipped a sharp U-ie and headed back home.
Used to refer to a car customized for drag racing
A car left running unattended to warm up the engine in cold days when it is not in use
The verb “whip” should be conjugated according to its tense.
"Uey" is formed by abbreviating "U-turn" and adding –y on the end, a common Australian way of altering words. It is often found in the phrases to "chuck a uey" or to "do a uey", meaning ‘to carry out a U-turn’. The earliest evidence of the term is found in 1973.
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.