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
There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The scrub-jays used to nest in mid-March, but the nesting period has shifted to late February, giving snakes a longer amount of time during the spring season to feed on the nests.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The alarm calls of Siberian jays can be said to have been partially translated.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The park is also home to threatened Florida scrub-jays and gopher tortoises.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The scrub-jays used to nest in mid-March, but the nesting period has shifted to late February, giving snakes a longer amount of time during the spring season to feed on the nests.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The alarm calls of Siberian jays can be said to have been partially translated.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The park is also home to threatened Florida scrub-jays and gopher tortoises.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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By comparison, Sad Affleck was just a dude encased in a metal suit.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Forced to sit on an old dude’s lap dressed like Loonette the Clown, Quilla’s heart leads her to seek out a method of rebellion.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The air inside the house is puckered with the images of dead birds on TV; kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, eastern rosellas, and lorikeets, their wings charred and their small bodies limp, washing up on the coastlines of this continent down under on the righthand side of the map.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Experts suggest that not all magpies are aggressive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The songstress and entertainer shared her special news with her fans on Instagram by posting a beautiful photo of her and her beau, NBA star of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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In the closing minutes of the second episode, Jess (Megan Stalter), the brash American protagonist of Netflix’s Too Much, lies down with the mix CD her new British beau, Felix (Will Sharpe), has made for her.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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