yay

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see also: Yay

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Pronunciation

• enPR: yā, IPA: /jeɪ/

Interjection

1. (colloquial) An expression of happiness.

   Yay! I have finally finished my work!

2. Misspelling of yea

Synonyms

• (an expression of happiness) hooray

Translations

• French: hourra, youpi
• German: juhu, hurra
• Portuguese: eba, viva, oba, iúpi
• Russian: ура́
• Spanish: yupi, órale, hurra

Adverb

yay (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of yea

   The tree was yay big.

Noun

yay (plural yays)

1. The letter for the y sound in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• wye, the name of the Latin letter for this sound

Noun

yay (uncountable)

1. (US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
   • 2006, "They Shootin' ↗", Vibe, December 2006:

     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.

   • 2009, Tyrone Pierson, Murder in the Moonlight, AuthorHouse (2009), ISBN 9781438965154, page 339 ↗:

     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.

   • 2012, Azealia Banks, "Liquorice", 1991:

     I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cocaine.

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Yay

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Proper noun

1. A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

Synonyms

• Bouyei

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