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Fay
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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fay1 (feɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fairy or sprite |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or resembling a fay |
| 3. | informal pretentious or precious |
| [C14: from Old French feie, ultimately from Latin fātum | |
| fay2 (feɪ) | |
| —vb | |
| to fit or be fitted closely or tightly | |
| [Old English fēgan to join; related to Old High German fuogen, Latin pangere to fasten] | |
| fay3 (feɪ) | |
| —n | |
| an obsolete word for faith | |
| [C13: from Anglo-French feid; see | |
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Word Origin & History
fay
"fairy," 1393, from O.Fr. fae, from V.L. fata, fem. sing of L. fata (neut. pl.), lit. "the Fates." Adj. meaning "homosexual" is attested from 1950s.
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Fay pleaded guilty for vandalizing the car in addition to stealing road signs.
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