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Yay vs Yayo - What's the difference?

yay | yayo |

As nouns the difference between yay and yayo

is that yay is a branch of the thai language while yayo is (us|slang) cocaine.

yay

English

Alternative forms

* yea

Etymology 1

Alteration of . More at (l).

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (colloquial) (yes).
  • (colloquial)
    • Yay! I have finally finished my work!
    Synonyms
    * (an expression of happiness) hooray
    Derived terms
    * yayness

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (chiefly, US) so, this (accompanied by a hand gesture)
    • The pony was yay high.

    Alternative forms

    * yea

    See also

    * nay

    Etymology 2

    : From the sound it represents, by analogy with the other palatal letters chay'' and ''jay .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the y sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * wye, the name of the Latin letter for this sound

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) llello.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, slang) Cocaine.
  • * 2006 , " 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.
  • * 2009 , Tyrone Pierson, Murder in the Moonlight , AuthorHouse (2009), ISBN 9781438965154, 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.
  • * 2012 , :
    • I don't do yay , but if you want to, fine
    Synonyms
    * See also . English palindromes ----

    yayo

    English

    Alternative forms

    *yeyo

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, slang) cocaine
  • * 2004 , Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (Jonathan Mortimer Smith), Grand Finale (rap song)
    • We yayo experts, we been whippin' the yola / Since the crackas decided to take the coke from Coca-Cola...
  • * 2009 , Christine A. Nandi, The ABC's of Raising a Successful Student (page 7)
    • They just spend their time sniffing up the yayo .

    Synonyms

    *See also . ----