"ayy" meaning in English

See ayy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. (informal, Internet slang) A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval. Tags: Internet, informal
    Sense id: en-ayy-en-intj-Jy2IxYxC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval."
      ],
      "id": "en-ayy-en-intj-Jy2IxYxC",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "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"
}
{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English interjections",
        "English internet slang",
        "English lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "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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