ウェイ系けい

also: ウェーイけい · うぇいけい · うぇーいけい

Meanings

rowdy young people; party-loving youth

Refers to a stereotype of young people, often college students, who are loud, energetic, and enjoy drinking and partying in groups. The term comes from the cheerful shout 'ウェーイ!'.

あのサークルはウェイ系けいが多おおいから、いつも飲のみ会かいがうるさい。
That club has a lot of rowdy party types, so their drinking parties are always noisy.
彼かれは見みた目めはチャラいけど、実じつはウェイ系けいじゃないんだよね。
He looks flashy, but he's actually not one of those loud party people.

Kanji

系lineage, system

Related words

チャラい
Describes a flashy, shallow, or playboy-like appearance or personality, while ウェイ系 focuses on loud, group party behavior.
陽ようキャ
Means 'extrovert' or 'cheerful person' more broadly; ウェイ系 is a specific subtype associated with rowdy drinking parties.

Built from

ウェイ+系けい

Written forms

ウェイ系けい
Most common spelling; uses katakana for the slangy 'wei' sound.
ウェーイ系けい
Variant with long vowel mark, reflecting the drawn-out cheer.
うぇい系けい
Hiragana variant; less common but sometimes seen in casual writing.
うぇーい系けい
Hiragana variant with long vowel mark; rare.
うぇいけい
うぇーいけい
ウェーイけい

Etymology

From the interjection 'ウェーイ!' (a cheerful shout often used when toasting or celebrating) + 系 (type, group). The term emerged in Japanese youth slang to label a certain party-loving, loud social group.