"ayy" meaning in English

See ayy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From hey? Etymology templates: {{m|en|hey}} hey Head templates: {{en-interj}} ayy
  1. (informal, Internet slang) A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval. Tags: Internet, informal
    Sense id: en-ayy-en-intj-Jy2IxYxC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ayys [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of ayy lmao. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|ayy lmao}} Clipping of ayy lmao Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} ayy (plural ayys)
  1. (informal, Internet slang) Alien. Tags: Internet, informal
    Sense id: en-ayy-en-noun-oCkLx-bj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ayy meaning in English (1.7kB)

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