Definition of "soy" in English

noun

1. A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

   • I like a little soy with my rice.

2. (uncountable, often attributive) Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.

   • These candles are made from soy.
   • The soy crop is looking good this year.
   • This diet doesn't let me eat soy.

adjective

1. (Internet slang, derogatory) Characteristic of a soy boy; weak, unmasculine, etc.

   • This whole drama is the soyest thing I've ever seen.

verb

1. (intransitive, Internet slang, derogatory, uncommon) Synonym of soy out (“to act in the manner of a soy boy”).

noun

1. (Scotland, archaic) Silk.