Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of ought, obsolete preterit of owe.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete possession

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ight.

Examples

  • All of a sudden [redundant - ed.] [T] he [R] ight is quoting polls like never before [;] especially their fav [orite] Rasmussen mouth [] piece [, Rasmussen].

    The February Rasmussen Trust Numbers. | RedState 2010

  • Yes, it's unfair to students whose parents cant support them while they're doing this or pay for them to go to a top-name college in the dc area, which is why I'd like to see more paid internships, but most interns are college students/grads (some colleges require internships before graduating) who are doing this to gain work experience and to try and figure out if something is the "ight" career for them …

    Think Progress Zaid Jilani 2010

  • Yes, it's unfair to students whose parents cant support them while they're doing this or pay for them to go to a top-name college in the dc area, which is why I'd like to see more paid internships, but most interns are college students/grads (some colleges require internships before graduating) who are doing this to gain work experience and to try and figure out if something is the "ight" career for them …

    Think Progress Zaid Jilani 2010

  • "[R] ight now the economy and banking system are awash in liquidity with trillions of dollars lying idle or searching for places to be deployed," Kansas City Fed President Thomas M. Hoenig said Oct. 12.

    Federal Reserve Rains Money On Corporate America -- But Main Street Left High And Dry Shahien Nasiripour 2010

  • "[R] ight now the economy and banking system are awash in liquidity with trillions of dollars lying idle or searching for places to be deployed," Kansas City Fed President Thomas M. Hoenig said Oct. 12.

    Federal Reserve Rains Money On Corporate America -- But Main Street Left High And Dry Shahien Nasiripour 2010

  • But that bobble head doll poll to the right sure sends the (R) ight a sure message, NO?

    Think Progress » GOP Claims It’s Upholding The Legacy Of MLK, A Fighter Against The ‘Injustice’ In Health Care Inequality 2010

  • The game looks to make great use of Vita's controls: the dual sticks allow a standard console FPS movement interface, while the left shoulder button does an iron ight zoom in, as we'd expect.

    Gamescom 2011: notes from the Sony PlayStation conference 2011

  • "[R] ight now the economy and banking system are awash in liquidity with trillions of dollars lying idle or searching for places to be deployed," Kansas City Fed President Thomas M. Hoenig said Oct. 12.

    Federal Reserve Rains Money On Corporate America -- But Main Street Left High And Dry Shahien Nasiripour 2010

  • Long popular in the restaurant and food industry, the color red of late is making brash new strokes, gracing high-end supper clubs such as the Darby and the futuristic-looking Bar Basque in the Eventi hotel, and br ight splashes in smaller ways, from banquettes in the posh Lambs Club to doors in the anticipated new restaurant the Dutch.

    In Restaurant Design, One Color Is Red-Hot Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • OK, the extremes are always clearly evident, but there is room in the world for natural remedies. ight now I am suffering from a gout attack that came as a result of an antibiotic that I was taking.

    Alternative Medicine - It's Not So Funny aka TBTAM 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Spotted online in a joke "day ight donuts". Variant of aight or right

    shows up in twitter examples.

    November 26, 2016