"hai" meaning in English

See hai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈhaɪ̯/
Etymology: A purposeful misspelling.
  1. (Internet slang) Hi. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-hai-en-intj-F~RETzky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health",
          "text": "As her famously no-BS longtime PT Don Saladino, who has a next-level celeb roster (oh HAIII, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt!), told WH: ‘It’s about improving your body’s resilience and energy […] making sure we’re optimising everything we do’.",
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