slay

Etymology 1
From, , from , from , from , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Related to,.

Verb

 * 1)  To kill; to murder.
 * 2)  To eradicate or stamp out.
 * 3)  To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
 * 4)  To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
 * 5)  To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
 * 6)  To have sex with.
 * 7) * 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
 * The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
 * 1)  To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
 * 2)  To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
 * 3)  To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
 * 4)  To have sex with.
 * 5) * 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
 * The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
 * 1)  To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
 * 2)  To have sex with.
 * 3) * 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
 * The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
 * 1)  To have sex with.
 * 2) * 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
 * The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
 * 1) * 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
 * The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”

Usage notes

 * The alternative past tense and past participle form "slayed" is most strongly associated with the various slang senses:
 * In recent use, "slayed" is also often found associated with the other senses as well. However, this is widely considered nonstandard.
 * A review of US usage 2000–2009 in COCA suggests that "slayed" is increasing in popularity, but remains less common than "slew". It is very rare in UK usage (BNC).
 * "Slain" has a current usage in newspaper headlines, as being shorter than "murdered".
 * "Slay" being used as a term to describe someone who acts, dresses, or is fashionable and flawless has its roots in LGBTQ+.
 * "Slay" being used as a term to describe someone who acts, dresses, or is fashionable and flawless has its roots in LGBTQ+.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:kill
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Translations

 * Arabic:, أَزْهَقَ رُوحَهُ, ذَبَحَ
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Egyptian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀποκτείνω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: tappaa, mukistaa, leikata, surmata
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin:, , ,
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: nužudyti
 * Occitan:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: patayin
 * Tocharian B: kau-
 * Tok Pisin: kilim

Etymology 2
See sley

Etymology
From metaphorical usage of, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) A sley or reed part of a loom.