Associations to the word «Fay»

Wiktionary

FAY, verb. To fit.
FAY, verb. To join or unite closely or tightly.
FAY, verb. To lie close together.
FAY, verb. To fadge.
FAY, verb. (dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.
FAY, noun. A fairy; an elf.
FAY, noun. (US slang) A white person.
FAY, adjective. (US slang) White.
FAY, proper noun. An English surname​, originally a nickname from "faith, loyalty" or "a fairy".
FAY, proper noun. An Irish surname​, anglicized from Ó Fiaich and Ó Fathaigh.
FAY, proper noun. A female given name, pet form of Faith or Frances; often used as a middle name.

Dictionary definition

FAY, noun. A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats