yay

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/jeɪ/
See all 3 pronunciations
/jeɪ/ · [jeː] · [jeɪ̯]

Definition of yay

5 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. (colloquial)An expression of happiness.
    “Yay! I have finally finished my work!”
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intj

  1. (colloquial)An expression of happiness.
    “Yay! I have finally finished my work!”
  2. (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of yea.

adv

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)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.”

noun

  1. (US, slang, 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.”
    “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.”
    “I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine”

name

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

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Etymology

Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.

Anagrams of yay

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Words you can make from yay

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2-letter words

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Hooks

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