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How to pronounce “slay”

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Pronunciation guide for slay

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of slay with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language"slay," "serve,"
Definition summary
(transitive, now literary) To kill; to murder.

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How to pronounce slay

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language

"slay," "serve,"

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “slay”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, now literary) To kill; to murder.
  • (transitive, literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
  • (transitive, by extension, hyperbolic, informal) To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
  • (transitive, slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
  • (ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
  • (slang) To have sex with.
  • [Noun]
  • (chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) Something excellent, amazing, or fashionable.
  • [Interjection]
  • (chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) Used to express approval or amazement.

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