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shay¹

  • /ʃeɪ/ UK

Sounds like chez · Rhymes with -eɪ

Where it comes from

A back-formation from chaise (originally from French), with the /z/ of that word taken as the plural ending -s.

noun shays

  1. archaic A chaise. The poſt-ſhay ſhall be at the door by ſix o'clock in the morning; and if Miſs Fanny does not get into it, vvhy I vvill, and ſo there's an end of the matter.

Shay²

Where it comes from

Variant of Shea, from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Seamus.

noun Shays

  1. A geared steam locomotive, patented by Ephraim Shay.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hoss, chaise, mafia, doo, ba, oltman, shayla, chapess, chapette, chantey, chantie, sheely, chie, chappess, hotcha, shantey

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"shay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

shay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shay

Chicago

"shay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shay.

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@misc{shay_2026,
  title = {shay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}