"ayy" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "alien",
          "word": "ayy lmao"
        }
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2016 February 15, @GilderTek, Twitter:",
          "text": "Xcom 2 in an hour. You better be there, because we are gonna wreck some Ayys! I'm excited, and you should be as well! Such progress!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2025 January 2, \"arts, this VTuber couldn't possibly be this kawaii?! 💔👑\" (username, ‪@artssounds.kawaii.social‬), Bluesky post",
          "text": "thanks @wisetheai.bsky.social for the raid!! hope u had fun defending earth from the ayys!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of ayy lmao (“alien”)."
      ],
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          "Internet",
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        ],
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          "ayy lmao",
          "ayy lmao#English"
        ]
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        "(Internet slang) Clipping of ayy lmao (“alien”)."
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ayy"
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  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "intj",
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      "glosses": [
        "A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval."
      ],
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          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting"
        ],
        [
          "friends",
          "friends"
        ],
        [
          "approval",
          "approval"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Internet slang) A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ayy"
}

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          "word": "ayy lmao"
        }
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          "ref": "2016 February 15, @GilderTek, Twitter:",
          "text": "Xcom 2 in an hour. You better be there, because we are gonna wreck some Ayys! I'm excited, and you should be as well! Such progress!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2025 January 2, \"arts, this VTuber couldn't possibly be this kawaii?! 💔👑\" (username, ‪@artssounds.kawaii.social‬), Bluesky post",
          "text": "thanks @wisetheai.bsky.social for the raid!! hope u had fun defending earth from the ayys!"
        }
      ],
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        "Clipping of ayy lmao (“alien”)."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(Internet slang) Clipping of ayy lmao (“alien”)."
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping"
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    }
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  "word": "ayy"
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        "A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval."
      ],
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      ],
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  "word": "ayy"
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