Aiya

intj, slang

intj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    ah; oh; exclamation of surprise, blame, dismay, shock, or fear. Australian, China, Chinese, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, informal

    "“I don’t need to hear any idle gossip.” “Aiyah, it’s not idle gossip! These are important details I’ve learned just from being around them, and from what Mr. Wong found out—”"

Synonyms

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haiya

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"“I don’t need to hear any idle gossip.” “Aiyah, it’s not idle gossip! These are important details I’ve learned just from being around them, and from what Mr. Wong found out—”"

Etymology

From Chinese 哎呀 (āiyā).

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