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Expression commonly used by Asian or sub-Asian people to mean "[sigh]," "oh man...," or "blah" The expression is also used as a temporary stress reliever during the course of a tense anime episode. Also see: [aiya] > Asi…

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  1. Expression commonly used by Asian or sub-Asian people to mean "[sigh]," "oh man...," or "blah" The expression is also used as a temporary stress reliever during the course of a tense anime episode. Also see: [aiya] > Asian: "Aiyah, white people no getting anything I said." > Non-Asian: "Sorry, but what is 'hiyaa?'" > Asian: "DO I LOOK LIKE NINJA TO YOU?! Aiyaahhh" > Non-Asian: "I'm sorry but I don't understand." > Asian: "You stoopid boy, no more fry rice, aiiyaaa!" > "Aiyah, Naruto sucks now."