Tay vs Yay - What's the difference?
tay | yay |
(obsolete) The outer membrane of the brain.
*, Bk.XXI, Ch.4:
*:ryght so he smote hys fadir, Kynge Arthure, with hys swerde holdynge in both hys hondys, uppon the syde of the hede, that the swerde perced the helmet and the tay of the brayne.
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(colloquial) (yes).
(colloquial)
(chiefly, US) so, this (accompanied by a hand gesture)
(US, slang) Cocaine.
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* 2009 , Tyrone Pierson, Murder in the Moonlight , AuthorHouse (2009), ISBN 9781438965154,
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As a proper noun tay
is a township in ontario, canada.As a noun yay is
a branch of the thai language.tay
English
Noun
(en noun)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