thay

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A form of the — ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.

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Meanings

thay1

article
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of the.

    "The chaps as catches the big fishes, sir," went on the keeper, getting confidential, "is thay cussed night-line poachers."

    1861, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford

thay2

verb
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of say, to indicate a speaker with a speech impediment such as a lisp.

    Do you mean to thay I am no gentleman, thir?

    1903, Burt L. Standish, Frank Merriwell's Bravery
    1 more example

    "Good girlth don't thay tho," said sweet little Charlie rather shocked.

    1868, Sophie May, Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's

thay3

pronoun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of they.

    Yet fynde I another sort almoste as bad as thay.

    1506, Alexander Barclay, The Ship of Fools, Volume 1
    2 more examples

    But potent is he against whome thei faught; for when thay wicked war in greatast securitie, then begane God to schaw his anger.

    1566, John Knox, The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)

    Law bless us! there was four of us on this stairkes, four as nice young men as you ever see: Mr. Bruffy's young man, Mr. Dawkinses, Mr. Blewitt's, and me--and we knew what our masters was about as well as thay did theirselfs.

    1838, William Makepeace Thackeray, Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

thay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thay

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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