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2000s to 2010s MOEY DW EPIDEMIC

Back between the 2000s and the mid 2010s, there were a few things you'd always hear growing up around the Bankstown region. 

"Shu cuz." "Haram." "Doggies." "Say wallah." And "MOEY DW CUZ."

The stereotypical Moey DW was essentially a Lebo from Bankstown. Why Bankstown? Well, it was a thing back then that every Lebo who made it would move to Bankstown, so naturally, Bankstown became the home for Moey DW. Even if that was the stereotype, honestly, there were probably more Moey DW's in Punchbowl, Lakemba and Auburn than there actually were in Bankstown itself.

And you knew exactly who Moey DW was the second you saw him. Always jigging school. Eyebrow slits. Brows threaded. A fade with a mullet or short spiked hair. Musty cologne, you know that specific musty – IFYKY. Those chunky Gucci glasses that looked like motorbike helmet visors. Had abs and acted like a gym junkie. Gold watch. Either a Nike FIT hat or a Gucci hat. 

Always fresh. Also, lowkey a HK (no, not Hong Kong). In other words, Moey DW was what we labelled as a f*ckboy in the 2010s to now, or for the South East and East Asians, it was the Lebo equivalent of the Kevin Nguyen.

But Moey DW wasn't just a look. He was highkey the sickest unt. Good at footy. The class clown. The bloke everyone knew. There were so many Moey DW’s that every Middle Eastern kid in Sydney had a cousin who called themselves one, even if their first name wasn’t even a form of Mohammed. 

Or maybe if you didn't have a Moey DW cousin, you were him. And if you weren't Middle Eastern, you still knew at least one on your street or at least ten in your school.

Facebook made the name official. You'd have all these iterations of Moey DW popping up – one of the more common ones was “Moey DW Cuz”. Eventually, Moey DW just became a straight up meme amongst the area, but I remember it still retained the original definition, just wasn’t as strong. Same thing as Kevin Nguyen for the lads that know.

I always thought Moey DW was strictly a Lebo thing, growing up in Riverwood and going to high school in Revesby. So, you can imagine the shock when I started seeing Greeks, Italians and Croatians calling themselves Moey DW too.

Were you a Moey DW? Don't lie to me, cuz. I'll find out. Also, are you still not worried? Especially in this economy…

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