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
Then a hanging carcass should be protected from jays and magpies with cloth bags.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Steller’s jays are more than a little bit devious, using their ability to mimic hawk calls to gain an advantage over a food source.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Bieber made a strong impression on manager John Schneider and the Blue jays front office with his performance against the Marlins.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Among them were woodpeckers, jays, sparrows, and several large hawks.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Steller’s jays are more than a little bit devious, using their ability to mimic hawk calls to gain an advantage over a food source.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Bieber made a strong impression on manager John Schneider and the Blue jays front office with his performance against the Marlins.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Among them were woodpeckers, jays, sparrows, and several large hawks.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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Every dude in this particular person's past had money.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Jon was always just a coolass dude.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Anderson is a rare and rangy breed of cinematic maximalist—a satirical quasi-historian and pop-cultural magpie with a gift for weaving disparate influences into a marvellously unruly synthesis.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the film’s animal characters paid homage to Korean culture, with Derpy the tiger inspired by the national animal and chokdo art, while Sassy the three-eyed magpie completed the traditional Korean artistic pairing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After the surprise from her beau, the Aces star held her trophy and posed for photos with Engelbert and her family.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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