yay
interjectionadverbenomcourant dans les dialogues
- //jeɪ//
- /[jeː]/
- /[jeɪ̯]/
An expression of happiness.
interjection
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An expression of happiness.
Yay! I have finally finished my work!
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Variante de yeaMisspelling of yea.
Étymologie
Alteration of yea (“yes; even, truly, verily”). More at yea.
adverbe
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Variante de yeaAlternative 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.
nom
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argotCocaine (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
Étymologie
Clipping of yayo, from Spanish llello.