1
as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a snooty little jay who refused to wear anything but designer labels
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2
as in magpie
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
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Recent Examples of jay
Or the majestic turquoise mottled eggs of the blue jay?
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Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
The jay’s philandering has turned me into a backyard birdwatcher.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
In addition to cardinals, jays, blackbirds, and titmice gravitate toward a hopper-style feeder.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 14 June 2024
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Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2024
The jay’s philandering has turned me into a backyard birdwatcher.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
In addition to cardinals, jays, blackbirds, and titmice gravitate toward a hopper-style feeder.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 14 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for jay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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Of course, there's one dude who's absolutely jacked.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Obviously a great dude, somebody who still comes to my charity golf tournament to this day.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Novelists are alarmingly like magpies: always stealing snippets, pieces that shine, from the world around them.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
27 Dec. 2024
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Dramatic hills are thickly coated with giant eucalyptus and native she-oak; wild lavender shelters native wildlife like musical magpies and cackling kookaburras.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, Deutch shared a sweet Instagram carousel of photos with her beau in honor of his birthday.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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