"eshay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛʃeɪ/ Forms: eshays [plural]
Etymology: From Pig Latin eshay ("sesh"). Head templates: {{en-noun}} eshay (plural eshays)
  1. (Australia, slang) A member of an Australian youth subculture favouring sportswear and electronic dance music, and commonly associated with criminal activity. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: adlay, hoodrat [New-Zealand], lad
    Sense id: en-eshay-en-noun-h9DA-eBr Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 66 34
  2. (Australia, derogatory, slang) A delinquent teenager; a chav. Tags: Australia, derogatory, slang Synonyms: ah beng [Malaysia, Singapore], chav [UK], gopnik [Eastern, Europe], racaille [France], roadman [UK]
    Sense id: en-eshay-en-noun-Ai4MNyLx Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for eshay meaning in English (2.1kB)

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            "Malaysia",
            "Singapore"
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            "Eastern",
            "Europe"
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          "word": "gopnik"
        },
        {
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    {
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