ay-ay-ay

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Pronunciations

ay-ay-ay (eye-eye-EYE) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Wonderful, terrific, amazing.

  • interj. How wonderful!

Example Sentences

  • “The band usually puts on a great performance, but last night’s show was nit azoy [not so] ay-ay-ay.” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אײַ־אײַ־אײַ ay-ay-ay

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      ay ay ay, ey-ey-ey, ey ey ey, ei-ei-ei, ei ei ei , ai ai ai , ai-ai-ai, ay yay yay

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