jay
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈjā 
1
a
: a predominantly fawn-colored Old World bird (Garrulus glandarius) of the crow family with a black-and-white crest and wings marked with black, white, and blue
b
: any of various usually crested and largely blue chiefly New World birds that are related to the common Old World jay and have roving habits and harsh voices compare blue jay
2
a
: an impertinent chatterer
b
: dandy sense 1
c
: greenhorn
3
: a moderate blue
jay
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: the letter j
2
: joint sense 4
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- beau
- Beau Brummell
- buck
- dandy
- dude
- fop
- gallant
- lounge lizard
- macaroni
- pretty boy
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gaius
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing jay
Kids Definition
jay
noun
ˈjā
: a usually blue bird related to the crow that has a loud call
Biographical Definition
Jay
biographical name
ˈjā
John 1745–1829 American jurist and statesman; 1st chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1789–95)
jays
noun
1
as in dudes
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance a snooty little jay who refused to wear anything but designer labels Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dudes
- beaus
- beaux
- bucks
- fops
- gallants
- macaronis
- dandies
- cavaliers
- popinjays
- coxcombs
- pretty boys
- lounge lizards
- blades
- dashers
- Beau Brummells
- clotheshorses
- exquisites
- fancy Dans
- swells
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slobs
- slovens
2
as in magpies
a person who talks constantly the stranger's incessant chatter was annoying, and she was the kind of jay that I didn't have in mind when I entered the park Synonyms & Similar Words
- magpies
- chatterers
- babblers
- talkers
- gossips
- gossipers
- chatterboxes
- conversationalists
- windbags
- gabblers
- prattlers
- cacklers
- blabbermouths
- jabberers
- gasbags
- conversers
- blowhards
- blabbers
- tattlers
- tattletales
- motormouths
- blatherskites
- blatherers
- talebearers
- discoursers