noun
1.
2.
Informal. a simpleminded or gullible person.
Origin:
1275–35; Middle English jai < Middle French < Late Latin gāius, gāia, perhaps after Latin Gāius man's name
1275–35; Middle English jai < Middle French < Late Latin gāius, gāia, perhaps after Latin Gāius man's name
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noun Slang.
a marijuana cigarette.
Origin:
1970–75; probably spelling of initial consonant of joint, perhaps suggested by Pig Latin version ointjay
1970–75; probably spelling of initial consonant of joint, perhaps suggested by Pig Latin version ointjay
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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jay (dʒeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also blue jay any of various passerine birds of the family Corvidae (crows), esp the Eurasian Garrulus glandarius, with a pinkish-brown body, blue-and-black wings, and a black-and-white crest |
| 2. | a foolish or gullible person |
| [C13: from Old French jai, from Late Latin gāius, perhaps from proper name Gāius] | |
| Jay (dʒeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| John 1745--1829, American statesman, jurist, and diplomat; first chief justice of the Supreme Court (1789--95). He negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (Jay's treaty, 1794), that settled outstanding disputes | |
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Word Origin & History
jay
c.1300, common European bird (Garrulus glandarinus), from O.Fr. gai, from L.L. gaius "a jay," probably echoic and supposedly influenced by L. Gaius, a common proper name. For other bird names from proper names, cf. martin and parrot. Applied to
the N.Amer. blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) from 1709. Applied to humans in sense of "impertinent chatterer, flashy dresser" from 1620s. Jayhawker is Amer.Eng., 1858, originally "freebooter, guerrilla, Kansas irregular" (esp. one who came from the North). Jay was slang for "fourth-rate, worthless" (1888) cf. a jay town.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Such familiarity has inspired a long list of colloquial names for the gray jay.
An angry jack slaps her for wasting half a jay of good mooter.
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