Talk:ayo

RFV discussion
Request for quotations from durably archived sources. Nadando 22:26, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * For which sense(s). rfv-sense would be clearer. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:27, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Presumably "An exclamation conveying various emotions" (and claimed to be associated with throwing things in the air &mdash; how are we meant to verify that?). I've changed rfv to rfv-sense. Equinox ◑ 12:49, 25 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Failed RFV. Equinox ◑ 15:58, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

RFV
An English slang greeting. I am unfamiliar. Distribution? Reality? DCDuring TALK 22:20, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Cited as AAVE, apparently attestable only since 2000. DCDuring TALK 23:36, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Etymology
It must be from either  (= “hey, you”) or simply an expressive extension of ‘ey (cf. synonyms like “hey-a”, “hi-a”). Unfortunately I doubt that this can possibly be sourced. 69.120.71.191

Internet slang usage
"ayo" is a response to a message that may contain something accidentally or purposefully risque or is otherwise sus. See also Urban Dictionary def. – Nixinova [&zwnj;T|C] 02:16, 23 April 2022 (UTC)