Meanings
zay1
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of they, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German.
I know vat zay do.
1918, Randall Parrish, Wolves of the Sea1 more example
He said, 'Students today, zay don't care about zee big issues.'
1998 March 27, William Upski Wimsatt, “Anonymous Benefactor”, in Chicago Reader
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of say, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German.
Wiz you to zay so many good zings to me, my heart shall be in ze paradise.
1868, F. Colburn Adams, The Von Toodleburgs
zay2
Zay3
- An Afroasiatic language of the Semitic branch spoken in Ethiopia.
- pluralplural onlyThe people who speak this language.
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