"(You)" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: You [alternative]
Etymology: 4chan appends (You) to mentions of one's own posts. Head templates: {{head|en|interjection|head=(You)}} (You)
  1. (4chan slang, derogatory) Used to dismissively imply that a poster is baiting for engagement. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-(You)-en-intj-6z6AK5DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Noun

Forms: You [alternative], (You)s [plural]
Etymology: 4chan appends (You) to mentions of one's own posts. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=(You)}} (You) (plural (You)s)
  1. (4chan slang, derogatory) A mention; engagement; used when implying that a poster is baiting for engagement. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-(You)-en-noun-WDZqcFui Categories (other): English terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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        "Used to dismissively imply that a poster is baiting for engagement."
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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              12,
              18
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          ],
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        },
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              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "text": "here's your (You)",
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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              12,
              17
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      ],
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        ],
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          "mention",
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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      ]
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}

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