yay
/jeɪ/
yay interjection: an expression of happiness. Also the misspelling of yea.
Interjection
- An expression of happiness.
- Yay! I have finally finished my work!
Noun
yay (uncountable)
- 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.2006 December, “They Shootin'”, in Vibe
- 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.2009, Tyrone Pierson, Murder in the Moonlight, AuthorHouse, published 2009, →ISBN, page 339
Proper noun capitalized: Yay
Yay
Also used as
yay is also the misspelling of yea.
yay is also the alternative spelling of yea.
yay meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
yay in Hindi
- यय
yay in Tamil
- யாய்
yay in Marathi
- यय, याय
yay in Telugu
- యాయ్
More languagesFewer languages
- yay in Malayalam
- യായ്
- yay in Kannada
- ಯಾಯ್, ಯಾಯೀ, ಯಾಯೆ
- yay in Punjabi
- ਯਏ
- yay in Gujarati
- યય, યાય
- yay in Odia
- ଯ଼ଯ଼
- yay in Nepali
- यय
- yay in Vietnamese
- hoan hô, vạn tuế
Synonyms of yay
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Antonyms
Forms of yay
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yea |
| Noun | |
| alternative form | yayo |
| alternative form | yay-yo |
| alternative form | yeyo |
Origin of yay
Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.
Clipping of yayo, from Spanish llello.
Borrowed from Vietnamese Giáy.
Words formed from yay
Words that rhyme with yay
Questions about yay
- What does yay mean?
- Yay means an expression of happiness.
- What is yay in Hindi?
- Yay in Hindi is यय. See Yay meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is yay?
- Yay can be an interjection, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce yay?
- Yay is pronounced /jeɪ/.
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