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Meaning of nayword | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A byword or proverb.
  2. A watchword or catchphrase.

Examples

“Ay, forsooth; I have spoke with her and we have a nay-word how to know one another: I come to her in white, and cry 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by that we know one another.”

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