Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English fight, from Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (to fight, combat, strive), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (to comb, tease, shear), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (to comb, shear). Doublet of payt.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: payts

Adjective

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payts

  1. hunky dory; satisfactory; fine
  2. has a fighting chance
  3. (by extension) well-matched

Interjection

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payts

  1. go for it; dig in

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:payts.