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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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
Peanuts in the shell can be offered to large birds like woodpeckers, jays, and crows, which will cache them for the winter.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Corvids — birds of a group that includes jays, crows and ravens — are notoriously clever.
—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
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Corvids — birds of a group that includes jays, crows and ravens — are notoriously clever.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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But the dude is a playoff warrior who would upgrade any contender.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Next to the body is an empty Bloody Mary can and an old poster of a naked dude dressed up like Indiana Jones.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mornings start at Plume, which takes its inspiration from Taiwan’s national bird, the blue magpie (taking pride of place on a floor-to-ceiling mural by French artist Elsa Jeandedieu).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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This kit packs in a lot—you’ll notice a fan with two magpies, a vase of fortune red fruit, a persimmon fruit, three golden ingots, and a calligraphy pen with a scroll.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 26-year-old singer and her actor beau made their red carpet debut on Sunday, smiling for cameras at the BAFTAs.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a 30-year-old TikTok personality with a famous actor beau showed up in an awful lot of front rows.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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