YAY

Yay

(noun) a branch of the Tai languages

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Interjection

yay

(colloquial) An expression of happiness.

Misspelling of yea.

Synonyms

• (an expression of happiness): hooray

Adverb

yay (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of yea

Etymology 2

Noun

yay (plural yays)

The letter for the y sound in Pitman shorthand.

Etymology 3

Noun

yay (uncountable)

(US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).

Synonyms

• See also cocaine.

Anagrams

• ayy

Etymology

Proper noun

Yay

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

Synonyms

• Bouyei

Anagrams

• ayy

Source: Wiktionary



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