Wednesday, May 25, 2016

coy, koi

Coy or coy means speaking or interacting with false or pretended shyness or modesty--
She enjoys the attention; she's just being coy.
Don't be coy; tell them why they should hire you.

Koi or koi ( rhymes with coy ) means the ornamental carp from Japan, often seen in garden ponds --
We should put some koi in the pond.
Give the children some bread to feed the koi.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She's coy when people admire her koi; she never mentions all the time she spends caring for them."

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