to slay
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8.1
- verb
- /sleɪ/
- Slang
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- The singer slayed the stage with her powerful voice and captivating presence.
- absolutely slay
- gonna slay
- oh, I slay
And so I'd seen you just slay it in your interview style.
- And so I'd seen you just slay it in your interview style.
- Oh my God, come on elf, you guys are slaying the game.
- I think this wig would actually slay a lot straight.
- The way people obsess over NARS orgasm, slay orgasm all day.
- Z, as say, slay, Catherine slay all day.
- They just be like, oh, you do you, sister slay queen.
Examples
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And so I'd seen you just slay it in your interview style.
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Yeah, just slay this one and then just watch the crush.
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And I was like, slay, He said, slay.
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- Oh, Joe, you slay me, you know...
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J Cat Beauty has been just like slaying the game.
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Yes, queen, slay!
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Jay Kissa is slaying in this look because she has the perfect balance between dark and light.
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You guys slayed.
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You know, she's slaying the game and I'm going to contour right between the lips as well.
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And she's 1/10th as smart as Jon Stewart, and that was clear when he slayed and humiliated her as a guest on her own show.
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Synonyms
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7.5
To be very good or impressive
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8.8
Do very well in something and impress people
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9.3
To be very good and impressive
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7.8
To be very good or enjoyable
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3.7
To get the most attention or praise at an event
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8.6
To perform extremely well and impress many people
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4.9
To make someone feel very surprised and impressed
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal use of slay is to think of it like saying 'kill it' — the idea of 'killing' changed into a joke for doing something so well you overwhelm others, so to slay a performance is to impress people greatly and perform extremely well.