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
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.
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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
The pinyon jay — a signature species of Colorado's pinyon-juniper woodlands — has lost 70% of its population.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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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
The pinyon jay — a signature species of Colorado's pinyon-juniper woodlands — has lost 70% of its population.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Experts suggest that not all magpies are aggressive.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Wayne is also a ferocious magpie of information, an endless spinner of theories and weaver of connections, a writer of feverish, private dispatches.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Outside Online,
5 June 2025
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And on Sunday, Garner got some love from longtime beau Miller, who planted a kiss on the 13 Going on 30 actress following her final mile.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The song includes a dig at ex-husband Offset and name-drops her new beau New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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