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English word origin

Etymology of COYS

From COY- + Spurs and COY- + Seagulls.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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intj

Initialism of come on you Spurs (used by supporters of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.) · Initialism of come on you Seagulls (used by supporters of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From COY- + Spurs and COY- + Seagulls.

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance
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