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While recording Beck's 1996 album of the same name, the then-unnamed track 'Lord Only Knows' was written down by the engineer as 'O-Del-Ay' based on his phoenetic understanding of the outro vocal. Beck is ACTUALLY singing "Órale", which is a common Hispanic term meaning:

1. affirmation that something is impressive, exclamatory
2. an agreement with a statement (similar to 'word')
3. alarm, surprise or danger
4. a simple greeting
5. "hurry up"

Beck liked the misspelling, naming the album after it. As such, the word carries a similar exclamatory function to it's Spanish pronunciation.
"Odelay, Odelay! Just passing through."

- Hey/Hi/What's Up/Word, just passing through!"
Odelay by tsholl July 28, 2009
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odell beckham jr 

(N)A god. A lord and savior of the new York giants.(v) word used to describe an amazing one handed catch in which u yell "Odell" or "OBJ" when u catch it.
"Odell Beckham Jr is the best received of all time!"

"You know it bro!" Now throw me that football and watch me Odell it."
odell beckham jr by bellantone October 23, 2015

Dirty Odell 

When one performs sexual intercouse with a women who is having her period
Setting: Ancient Greece, 400 BC

Aristotle: So Socrates did you have a good time last night with your mistress?
Socrates: Yeah, she was on her period, but I sucked it up and gave her the dirty odell
Aristotle: Damn man thats fucked up, whats wrong with you.
Socrates: I know man, but I didn't have to use a lamb skin or any lubricants.
Aristotle: Your still fucked up man
Socrates: Yeah man, my fuckin toga is bloody as fuck now
Dirty Odell by Joe Bosco December 9, 2008
A vodka and orange juice. Samual L. Jackon's character, Odell, drank them a lot in the hit movie, "Jackie Brown"
Hey bartender, let me get an Odell.
Odell by jfm4747 January 8, 2012
Odelie is a smart,beautiful,and a great person to talk to.When you first meet her she won't really talk but when you get to know her better she will always be in the mood to talk to you.
Odelie has done it again.
odelie by Lilith g. February 18, 2017

odelay votay 

The advanced gangster stance of holding a firearm. The odelay votay takes weeks of training to master it.
"Brace yourself, ######!
I trained the odelay votay!"
odelay votay by HeroGADS February 2, 2021