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Meaning of Yay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
jeɪ

Definitions

  1. Cocaine (powder or crack).
  2. A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.

Equivalents

Bosanski juhu orale
Čeština hůra jupí
Deutsch Hurra Juhu
Esperanto hura
Español hurra órale yupi
Français hourra yay youpi
Hrvatski juhu orale
Íslenska jei
ქართული ვაშა
한국어 만세
Kurdî eba
Nederlands joepie
Português eba iúpi oba viva
Русский ура
Српски juhu orale
Svenska hurra jippi tjoho
Türkçe yaşasın
Українська єй та
Tiếng Việt hoan hô vạn tuế

Examples

“In Billy Corben's engrossing new documentary, Cocaine Cowboys (Magnolia Pictures), self-described "assassin" Jorge "Rivi" Ayala (among others) give up the goods on Miami's explosive early '80s yay trade.”
“I'm in charge of a whole city block, and I always wear gloves when I touch the yay, cuz traces of cocaine show up on my u. a., when I touch it with my bare hands.”
“I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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