jai
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of jai
Hindi jaya victory
Example Sentences
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That explains the oversized glove, which for Anderson felt like a jai alai cesta compared with the modest mitts infielders use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
People think soccer is the best, but I preferred rugby, hockey, jai alai.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2023
"This is the only place where you can make a living playing jai alai," Goitiandia said, wiping his brow after winning an exhausting round-robin doubles match.
From Fox News ● Mar. 28, 2022
She and her brother Manuel were born in Cuba before coming to Miami, where their father was a professional jai alai player.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Her fadder-mudder bofe vay indignant; but was putta in jai'.
From Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
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