Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jay gatsby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: jay -gats-by
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ambitious, upper-class and wealthy man.

Example Sentences

"We had spent the few hours since his death investigating his wealth. He was a born accumulator, like the Jay Gatsby of northern Spain. He owned land in Álava, Viscaya, Cantabria, Guipúzcoa, and Burgos. He had vineyards in the Rioja Alavesa and Navarre. Although he was sixty-seven at the time of his death, Antón Lasaga showed no intention of giving up control of his business."
"Before I drifted off, I considered that with all my money, I surely could have bought a big house in town and filled it with party people nightly. I could have been the Jay Gatsby of Fondy."
"Sixties-style idealism has long since given way to pragmatism. These aspirants are Jay Gatsbys in training, who regard an elite pedigree as their ticket to the new aristocracy."

Etymology

From the character of the novel The Great Gatsby.

Inflected Forms

Jay Gatsbys (plural)

Questions

What does jay gatsby mean?: An ambitious, upper-class and wealthy man.
Where does jay gatsby come from?: From the character of the novel The Great Gatsby.

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