Meaning of Taytay | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A municipality of Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines.
2. A municipality of Palawan, Mimaropa, Philippines.

Examples

““At least I don’t just sit there bobbing my head like I’m at a Taylor Swift concert.” / Theo’s humor dissolves. “Dude, don’t knock Taytay.””

“Katy and Taytay [image of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift]”

“So many people support Taytay over here, and we were all really upset when she didn’t bring her 1989 Tour here.”

“Who cares if Taytay gets pay pay? Shake it off: The apathy of the contemporary music consumer […] Note / 1 Taytay is the nickname for the popstar Taylor Swift.”

“People don’t want you to make art. They feel threatened by happy artists and immediately move to vilify them for the crime of being arty and well-adjusted at the same time. They get demonised the way artists like … shit, I don’t know. Adam Sandler? Stephanie Meyer? Taylor Swift? Do we still demonise Taytay, or has she moved onto the vaguely-respectable older artist phase of her career?”

“A biography of Taylor Swift is more likely to sell well than a biography of Keats. What characterizes the mental activity that people enjoy (Figure 1.5)? The answer that most people would give may seem obvious: “I think crossword puzzles are fun and Taytay is cool, but math is boring and so is Keats.””

“The frenzy I’d triggered among Taylor’s fans had spread to New Zealand’s online media. “Where in the world is TayTay?” read one headline. “Where in the world is Taylor Swift right now?” beseeched another.”

“Go ahead, get your Taylor Swift jokes out now. Because the second you listen to TayTay’s song about how much she loves her mom—complete with a music video of family-shot footage from her childhood—you will be a wet sack of sad bones.”

“With her mercilessly coiffured blonde hair, tailored black suit, watered silk blouse, and sky-high heels, she looks like Taylor Swift in boardroom drag—a version of TayTay that runs on type O negative and has a severe sunlight allergy.”

“I just spent an hour listening to Melie going on about how someone called TayTay thinks she’s so hot but she so isn’t and everyone knows that thing with thingy was such a stunt because he’s so far in the closet he’s hanging out with Aslan the lion and his woodland pals and it’s time she totes got over herself. […] ‘TayTay, what the hell kind of name is that? Some parents are just cruel.’ / ‘It’s a nickname.’ Maggie headed into the kitchen and put the wine glasses in the dishwasher. ‘Taylor Swift,’ she called through the door. ‘She’s a singer.’ […] ‘Go on then, what’s your favourite TayTay song?’”

“My girl TayTay has gotten me through a lot of heartache. “All Too Well” speaks to every part of my soul, and I can feel the pain that she must have felt from the end of that relationship, even though I’ve never actually been in a relationship.”

“Although it’s always been taken for granted that the extended gap was caused by Kanye West constantly interrupting TayTay’s recording sessions by ringing her up with questions about Swedes (‘What do they rhyme with?’ ‘Do they make good pets?’ ‘How many to a box?’), the real reason is even darker.”

“Now don’t get me wrong, I love me a bit of TayTay, but you know, unfortunately, a lot of what she does symbolises a big chunk of what we don’t need in the world right now. […] Okay, so, how does this connect to TayTay and her rebellious latest album? […] Sorry TayTay, as much as I can appreciate your personal struggles (I watched your Netfilx^([sic]) special, you do seem nice), nobody ever chanted a song about a favourite cardigan whilst heading into battle.”

““Taylor Swift is my go-to, but which song I choose depends on my mood and the general vibe. Do I want cute, poppy TayTay? Murder Angst Taylor? Heartbroken Tay? There are so many possibilities, but I’m not sure which one is right just yet.””

““It’s not actually a love song—more a love lost song. There’s a bit at the end that goes, “You weren’t mine to lose.” I always thought it was you were mine to lose. I got it totally wrong. As per usual.” / Liss lifted her head from kissing Amelia’s collarbone. “Hey, that’s one of my favorite people you’re dissing. You, not TayTay.””

“Which is why I’m here bright and early in the kitchen of the beach house, my good friend Taylor Swift singing in my earbuds as I take the doors off the cabinets. […] “I’ll be careful,” I promise him, then return to singing along with TayTay.”

“Taylor Swift Hasn’t Shed Her Old Skin. She’s Still Playing the Victim / ‘While TayTay tried to do damage control, her subsequent statement was fairly unconvincing.’”

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