jay

The letter j.

Any of various birds of several genera in the family Corvidae, usually brightly colored and often having a loud, harsh call.

An overly talkative person; a chatterbox.

The name of the letter j. It is rarely written out, the symbol j being used instead.

Any bird of the subfamily Garrulinæ; specifically, Garrulus glandarius, a common European bird, about 13 inches long, of a gray color tinged with reddish, varied with black, white, and blue, and having the head crested.

A loud, flashy woman.

In actors’ slang, an amateur or a poor actor.

A general term of contempt applied to a stupid person: as, an audience at jays.

In angling, a variety of artificial fly dressed with blue jay feathers.