gey

[ gey ]

/ geɪ /

adverb

Scot. considerably; very.

Nearby words

geulincx, geum, gev, gewgaw, gewürztraminer, gey, geyser, geyser basin, geyserite, gezer, gezira

Origin of gey

First recorded in 1805–15; variant of gay

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Examples from the Web for gey

She hasna been in't for a gey while, and winna be in't for a guid while langer; and sae ye may tell them that sent ye.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21|Alexander Leighton
Aye, aye, man; ye maun reckon me gey blin no tae see ye stavering oot o the gate among moss holes tae get ooten my wey.
Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland|J. Maxwell Wood
I couldna think on naething, but just that he was a gey and clever gentleman.
The Plays of W. E. Henley and R. L. Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson
But for all shoo tewed so hard, there was a gey bit o' wool left i' t' bag when ten o'clock com and 'twere time to get to bed.
Tales of the Ridings|F. W. Moorman

Gey an' often: Bell's an auld friend o' my mither's, and I run over to speir for her aye when I've time.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gey

gey

/ (ɡaɪ, Scottish ɡəɪ) /

adverb

Scot and Northumbrian dialect (intensifier)it's gey cold

Word Origin for gey

variant of gay

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