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jaybird

American  
[jey-burd] / ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd /

noun

  1. jay.


jaybird Idioms  

Etymology

Origin of jaybird

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; jay 1 + bird

Example Sentences

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They have nothing to lose and they’re literally telling the emperor, “You’re naked as a jaybird, man.”

From Slate Mar. 15, 2018

I would like to see a review of the jaybird reign vs Fitbit charge.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2014

However if jaybird can't even get the release right it could spell trouble for buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2014

One instant there wasn’t as much as a jaybird around my traps; then as quick as Mama was with a peach tree switch, there was a monkey.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

It was a state neither of dreaming nor of waking, but somewhere in between, in which I was caught like Trueblood's jaybird that yellow jackets had paralyzed in every part but his eyes.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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