Meanings
alternative Tay-Tay · alternative TayTay · alternative Taytay
- slanglifestyleNickname for American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (born 1989).
Mum, my last big concert was Taylor Swift. April knew how much I loved Tay Tay when I was little, so she surprised me with the tickets.
2021, Claire Thomas, The Performance, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 1902 more examples
As it turns out, I’m not the only dork in attendance tonight. It’s evident when I start Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off.” / “A little Tay Tay? I’ve so got this.” Camille stretches, like we’re in a boxing ring and she’s about to knock me out.
2019, Tracy Goodwin, Ice Hard (New York Nighthawks), New York, N.Y.: Loveswept, →ISBNI love that I can be in the shower and be like, “Alexa, play ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift,” and two seconds later I’m jamming out to Tay Tay.
2019, Rachel Hollis, Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals, New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins Leadership, →ISBN, pages 136–137
Origin
Reduplication of Tay, a clipping of Taylor.
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