yay
adverb
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Pronunciation: /jeɪ/ / [jeː] / [jeɪ̯]
adv
Etymology: Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.
- Alternative spelling of yea.
“The tree was yay big.”
“See, in the 1800s, the island was yay big, but by the 1990s, it was yay big.”
intj
Etymology: Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.
- An expression of happiness.
“Yay! I have finally finished my work!”
- Misspelling of yea.
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Vietnamese Giáybor. English Yay Borrowed from Vietnamese Giáy.
- A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.
noun
Etymology: Clipping of yayo, from Spanish llello.
- Cocaine (powder or crack).
“In Billy Corben's engrossing new documentary, Cocaine Cowboys (Magnolia Pictures), self-described "assassin" Jorge "Rivi" Ayala (among others) give up the goods on Miami's explosive early '80s yay trade.”
“I'm in charge of a whole city block, and I always wear gloves when I touch the yay, cuz traces of cocaine show up on my u. a., when I touch it with my bare hands.”