Ee vs Yay - What's the difference?
ee | yay |
(Scotland, Northern England, and, archaic) An eye.
(Northern England) eh
* 1975 , R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
* 2008 , Mavis Crawley, The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life
(colloquial) (yes).
(colloquial)
(chiefly, US) so, this (accompanied by a hand gesture)
(US, slang) Cocaine.
* 2006 , "
* 2009 , Tyrone Pierson, Murder in the Moonlight , AuthorHouse (2009), ISBN 9781438965154,
* 2012 , :
As nouns the difference between ee and yay
is that ee is while yay is a branch of the thai language.As a verb ee
is .ee
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(een)References
*Etymology 2
Interjection
(en interjection)- Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee , I'm pleased to meet ye, lad.
- 'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...
yay
English
Alternative forms
* yeaEtymology 1
Alteration of . More at (l).Interjection
(en interjection)- Yay! I have finally finished my work!
Synonyms
* (an expression of happiness) hoorayDerived terms
* yaynessAdverb
(-)- The pony was yay high.
Alternative forms
* yeaSee also
* nayEtymology 2
: From the sound it represents, by analogy with the other palatal letters chay'' and ''jay .Etymology 3
From (etyl) llello.Noun
(-)They Shootin'", Vibe , December 2006:
- In Billy Corben's engrossing new documentary, Cocaine Cowboys (Magnolia Pictures), self-described "assassin" Jorge "Rivi" Ayala (among others) give up the goods on Miami's explosive early '80s yay trade.
page 339:
- I'm in charge of a whole city block, and I always wear gloves when I touch the yay , cuz traces of cocaine show up on my u. a., when I touch it with my bare hands.
- I don't do yay , but if you want to, fine