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jay
I. \ˈjā\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French jai, from Late Latin gaius, probably from the name Gaius
1.
a. : a predominantly fawn-colored Old World bird (Garrulus glandarius) with a black-and-white crest and wings marked with black, white, and blue
b. : any of numerous typically brightly colored and frequently largely blue birds that with the common Old World jay constitute a subfamily of the family Corvidae, are distinguished from the related crows by smaller size, more arboreal habits, and frequently by possession of an elongated tail and a definite crest, have roving habits, pugnacious ways, and harsh voices, and are often destructive to the eggs and young of other birds — see blue jay, canada jay
2.
a. : an impertinent chatterer
b. : a gaudily or flashily dressed person : wanton, dandy
c. : a person lacking experience (as in city ways) or polish : an unsophisticated, countrified, or gullible person : greenhorn, rube
3. or jay blue : a moderate blue that is greener and duller than average copen, redder and slightly duller than azurite blue, redder and duller than Dresden blue, and redder and paler than bluebird
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
: unsophisticated or countrified in character : backward, unskilled, rustic
< jayer than a real hick >
III. \ˈjā\ noun
(-s)
: the letter j
IV. noun
Etymology: from the initial letter of joint
: a marijuana cigarette : joint |