ey /eɪ/noun 3pronoun 1forms 7 noun3 •(UK) A small island formed by the buildup of silt or gravel at the confluence of two rivers or streams.Runnymede Bridge is situated on an 'ey' – a small gravel islet close to the river bank. — 2009 •A place that has a name ending in "-ey" because it is or was located at such an island.In Saxon the word ey meant peninsula as well as island, and there are plenty of other eys about —Langney and Hydeney and Horsey to wit, Chilly and Rickney and Northeye and Mountney. — 1924 •An egg. pronoun1 •(nonstandard, rare) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called Spivak pronouns, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.Eir sentences would sound smoother since ey wouldn't clutter them with the old sexist pronouns. And if ey should trip up in the new usage, ey would only have emself to blame. — 1975 formseyren · eyren · eys · emself · eir · eirs · em
