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fay

[ fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a fairy.

fay

[ fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Obsolete.

faith.

fay

[ fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

ofay.

Fay

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or Faye

[ fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a female given name, form of Faith.

fay

/ �ڱ�ɪ /

noun

a fairy or sprite

adjective

of or resembling a fay
informal.
pretentious or precious

fay

/ �ڱ�ɪ /

verb

to fit or be fitted closely or tightly

fay

/ �ڱ�ɪ /

noun

an obsolete word for faith

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fay¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English faie, faie, from Middle French feie, fee, Old French fae, fee, ultimately from Latin ��ٲ� Fate ( def 6 )

Origin of fay²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English fai, fei, from Anglo-French, variant of feid faith

Origin of fay³

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fay¹

C14: from Old French feie , ultimately from Latin ��ٳܳ� fate

Origin of fay²

Old English ��ŧ�� to join; related to Old High German fuogen , Latin pangere to fasten

Origin of fay³

C13: from Anglo-French feid ; see faith

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The territory affected fay the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 included parts of what are currently known as the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

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The police presence inside Dodger Stadium on opening fay was alarming.

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She wondered if it was some kind of fay.

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The show didn’t represent him to judge him, or to criticize the way that he lives his life, or the choices he makes or how loud and fay or outrageous his wardrobe is that week.

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The current had him in its teeth fay then, spinning him around and around.

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