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Added 9 October 2026

slay

/sleɪ/ verb

In Latin: occīdō, interficiō, necō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about slay at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To kill; to murder.
The knight slew the dragon.
To eradicate or stamp out.
You must slay these thoughts.
To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).

adjective

That slays (in any sense).

noun

Something excellent, amazing, or fashionable.

interjection

Used to express approval or amazement.

Origin

From Middle English sleen, slen, from Old English slēan (“to hit, punch, strike; to kill”), from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to hit, strike; to kill”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”).

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