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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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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
The short, fast, and abbreviated pronunciation for the sentence "I'm going to slap you". This term is derived from the movie "Rush Hour 2", where Chris Tucker attempted to speak to the Asian driver and eventually responded "oma slap you, oma slap you" after several failed efforts to communicate. Oodeley can be simultaneously repeated depending on how badly you have the desire to slap someone.
Excuse me sir, but oodeley. Oodeley oodeley oodeley oodeley oodeley.
oodeley by Jaycome June 11, 2008
Dude I just had a semi ojeleye in Alex Skinner’s mouth
Ojeleye by Rusty Mokrzycki June 10, 2018
Beautiful. Smart but second guesses herself. Talented. Crafty. Works well with her hands. Has an amazing body but doesn't always see it. Breath of fresh air. A reason to smile everyday. A very good friend. Lovable. Hilarious. Strong and adaptable.
"Hey, have you seen Odley today?"
"No."
"I'm going to kill myself."
Odley by FrannyDaGranny December 22, 2013
Spanish (mexican-american) slang for, "RIGHT ON!", or "Alright!".

The expression was coined first by CHICANOS (California-based Latinos) during the mid 20th century (around 60's)

It is NOT a word that is used by all Latinos. Homeboy's use the term a lot
Lil Joker: Hey, Esse-- lets go cruise the calle in el chingon lowrider.

Sad Boy: Odelay.
Odelay by TheBigBad GreyTiger January 16, 2009