Meaning
Brazen, shameless, and bold-faced — doing wrong or making outrageous demands without a flicker of shame, fear, or embarrassment. A 'dry-yeye' thief steals openly and looks you in the face; a 'dry-yeye' beggar demands with no shame. From 'dry eye' (an eye with no tears of shame), it names sheer, unflinching effrontery.
Examples
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Him dry-yeye enough fi come ask mi fi money again.
He's brazen enough to come ask me for money again.
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A dry-yeye thief walk in an tek it inna broad daylight.
A shameless thief walked in and took it in broad daylight.
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She dry-yeye, she nuh shame fi nuttn.
She's brazen; she's ashamed of nothing.
Origin
From 'dry' + 'yeye' (eye) — an eye with no tears of shame; brazen. See [[facety]], [[renk]].
How it’s used
Brazen/shameless, without fear or embarrassment. See [[facety]], [[renk]], [[bright]].