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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

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

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