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Parfay vs Parlay - What's the difference?

parfay | parlay |

As an interjection parfay

is (obsolete) by my faith; verily.

As a verb parlay is

to carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager.

As a noun parlay is

such a bet or series of bets.

parfay

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (obsolete) By my faith; verily.
  • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)

    parlay

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager.
  • (by extension) To increase.
  • To speak about peace. To have peace talks. See also: pow-wow.
  • To convert into something better
  • * April 19 2002 , Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightville [http://www.avclub.com/articles/fightville,72589/]
  • Epperlein and Tucker focus on two featherweight hopefuls: Dustin Poirier, a formidable contender who’s looking to parlay a history of schoolyard violence and street-fighting into a potential career, and Albert Stainback, a more thoughtful yet more erratic and undisciplined fighter whose chief gimmick is entering the ring wearing a hat like the one Malcolm McDowell wore in A Clockwork Orange.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Such a bet or series of bets.
  • See also

    * parley