jaybird

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noun

A jay or blue jay.

“Belinda was a jaybird and could prattle on for hours about the latest gossip.”

Similar
blue jayCyanocitta cristata
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Meanings

nounjaybird (plural jaybirds)

plural jaybirds

  1. A jay or blue jay.
    1 more example

    "When I say birds of a feather flocks together, it's a metaphorical way of saying -- " "But dey don't, Mars Tom. No, sir, 'deed dey don't. Dey ain't no feathers dat's more alike den a bluebird en a jaybird, but ef you waits till you catches dem birds together, you'll -- " "Oh, give us a rest! You can't get the simplest little thing through your thick skull. Now don't bother me any more."

    1894, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad
  2. UScolloquialOne who talks incessantly.

    Belinda was a jaybird and could prattle on for hours about the latest gossip.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncommon jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast

Similar
blue jayCyanocitta cristata
Broader
New World jay
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“jaybird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaybird. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jaybird,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaybird.

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