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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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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
The alarm calls of Siberian jays can be said to have been partially translated.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Or the majestic turquoise mottled eggs of the blue jay?
—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
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Or the majestic turquoise mottled eggs of the blue jay?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
Noun
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The dude is so shredded, has so much energy, a crazy amount.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the clip, the magpie can be seen swooping down to land on the back of the muntjac, which is otherwise minding its own business.—
Jack Beresford,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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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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Christina Haack and her new beau are soaking up the sun on vacation!—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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