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  • Tay
    Tay
    noun
    a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
  • tay
    tay
    noun
    an Irish dialect word for tea

Tay

American  
[tey] / teɪ /

noun

  1. a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.

  2. Firth of, an estuary of the North Sea, off the coast of central Scotland. 25 miles (40 km) long.


Tay 1 British  
/ teɪ /

noun

  1. the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)

  2. a river in central Scotland, flowing northeast through Loch Tay, then southeast to the Firth of Tay: the longest river in Scotland; noted for salmon fishing. Length: 193 km (120 miles)

  3. a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tay 2 British  
/ teɪ /

noun

  1. an Irish dialect word for tea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tay Keith, the hip-hop producer behind hits by Drake, Travis Scott and Beyoncé, has died.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Some dancers, like Tay, now practise at a train station two stops away, where five full-length mirrors have been put up in a corner, carefully marked with yellow tape.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

The Singapore hospital operator’s net cash, excluding lease liabilities, was S$261.1 million in 2025, says analyst Tay Wee Kuang in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

"There is tentative evidence that Indian refiners are reducing spot purchases of Russian crude, implying partial adjustment rather than a formal pledge," Tay said.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

“Are they still friends? Tay, Jazmine, and Nisha?”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

But response came there none from the Frenchman, other than the enigmatic: "Tay, tay, tay, tay, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, tay, tay, take or leave us, only please believe us, we ain't ever gonna be respectable."

From The Guardian Jan. 21, 2011

He tells me,That’s me mug and don’t be drinkin’ your tay oush of ish.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Have a cup o’ tay an’ a bit o’ bread.You need it, God help us.You look like one left over from the Famine itself.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

"An is'nt it the man widout the shadow you're after making a tay party wid?"

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)

He say I mos' pay two gulden or one tay in jail.

From The Other Fellow by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

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