English

Noun

Yay ‎(uncountable)

1. A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

Synonyms

• Bouyei

Translations

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Yay terms

Turkish

Proper noun

Yay

1. A male given name

English

Alternative forms

• yea

Pronunciation

• enPR: yā, IPA^(key): /jeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophone: yea

Interjection

yay

1. Misspelling of yea.
2. (colloquial) An expression of happiness.

   Yay! I have finally finished my work!

Synonyms

• (an expression of happiness): hooray

Derived terms

• yayness

Translations

Adverb

yay ‎(not comparable)

1. (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

yay ‎(plural yays)

1. The letter for the y sound in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• wye, the name of the Latin letter for this sound

Etymology 3

From Spanish llello.

Alternative forms

• yayo, yay-yo, yeyo

Noun

yay ‎(uncountable)

1. (US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
   • 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, Azealia Banks, "Liquorice", 1991:

     I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:cocaine.

Azeri

Noun

yay ‎(definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)

1. summer

See also

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic ya, from Proto-Turkic *jā(j) ‎(“bow”).

Noun

yay ‎(definite accusative yayı, plural yaylar)

1. bow (weapon)