Lexicon:Modern/eiksdei
| eiksdei | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪks.deɪ/ |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Etymology | from Middle ēksdē, from Proto eksdi |
| Related words | wompoe, seiksei |
eiksdei — a sound of playful mockery; teasing laughter offered without malice.
Notes
Not a word so much as a noise that became one, and it carries its own reassurance — to say eiksdei while mocking someone is to signal that the mockery is affectionate and that no answer is required. Between friends and between siblings it is constant. Said to a stranger it is an impertinence, and said to a person of higher station it is very nearly an insult.