The word 'essay' means a literary composition.
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Simply put, any word that ends with the sound "ay"Examples: Day, Play, Stay, Buffet**note how "buffet" does not end with "ay", yet it still ends phonetically with "ay"
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It means "yes."
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It means like "I'm suffering".
It means 'yes' generally. It means yes of course but its 'Aye' not 'Ay' I'm Scottish and i use this type of slang.