Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoyay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoy-ay
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Homoerotic subtext in a television show, film, book etc.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of HoYay.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This should really help the HoYay! quotient on BtVS, which was largely lacking in S5, Willow and Tara notwithstanding (it's not as much fun if it's *text*)."
"Tangentially, speaking of HoYay! movies, the local movie reviewer here said about "The Count of Monte Cristo" that he's seen less homoerotic subtext in a Village People video."
"Considering fans' previous seemingly blanket endorsement of everything queer, one has to ask why HoYay! fans don't favor the queer Lex/Lana/Clark triangle."

Etymology

From a contraction of "homoeroticism, yay!", after a thread so named on the forum Television Without Pity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

HoYay! (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

queerbaiting

Questions

What does hoyay mean?: Homoerotic subtext in a television show, film, book etc.
Where does hoyay come from?: From a contraction of "homoeroticism, yay!", after a thread so named on the forum Television Without Pity.

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