1
as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a snooty little jay who refused to wear anything but designer labels
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2
as in magpie
a person who talks constantly
the stranger's incessant chatter was annoying, and she was the kind of jay that I didn't have in mind when I entered the park
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Recent Examples of jay
Meanwhile, recent increases in overnight temperatures in Texas may have made the region more hospitable to tropical species, which could explain green jays’ expansion north, according to Keitt.
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Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
However, sightings of blue jays and green jays within the same territory increased from 2000 to 2023, the researchers say.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
While there were likely about four eggs in its clutch, or the group of eggs that were laid at the same time, there is no evidence to support any other existing hybrid jays of the same genealogy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Then a hanging carcass should be protected from jays and magpies with cloth bags.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
However, sightings of blue jays and green jays within the same territory increased from 2000 to 2023, the researchers say.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
While there were likely about four eggs in its clutch, or the group of eggs that were laid at the same time, there is no evidence to support any other existing hybrid jays of the same genealogy.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Then a hanging carcass should be protected from jays and magpies with cloth bags.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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He was stuck between Kim Novak and a wall on one side and a four-hundred-pound dude on the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stephen Graham used the word 'magpie' the other day, which is so great.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even the film’s animal characters, the tiger and magpie, are inspired by Korean folk painting.—
Claire Wang,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, since then, the reality star has continued to show off her beau.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her complicated grief deepens a rift with her teenage daughter Clara (Grace), whose college dreams and new beau (Thames) Morgan does not approve of.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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