Talk:slay
Latest comment: 1 month ago by Overlordnat1 in topic Adjective and Interjection Usages
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Rfv-sense: to defeat (presumably without killing). Seems dubious. -- Visviva 11:15, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
- Colloquial usage in UK. (Many Google hits in British newspapers etc. - especially sports) Dbfirs 09:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
- Cited IMHO. —RuakhTALK 16:39, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
RFV passed. —RuakhTALK 01:24, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
The etymology of yslain is y- --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:02, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Adjective and Interjection Usages edit
There are many hits on Twitter if you search for 'so slay', where 'slay' basically means 'cool' as an adjective. Also 'Slay!' is sometimes used on its own as a term of approval, meaning something like 'brilliant', 'well done' or 'well said'. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 11:24, 13 April 2024 (UTC)