ahlie
English
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Pronunciation
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[edit]ahlie
- (MLE, MTE, slang) An expression of agreement.
- 2015 June 26, “Fallback”, in Cruel Intentions[1], performed by Tory Lanez:
- She bad, ahlie? Ahlie
- 2018 July 31, @sean_o100, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 23 July 2023:
- Silent treatment don't work on me, we both not talking for days ahlie lol
- 2018 August 18, @alhan, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 23 July 2023:
- Ahlie fam it could never ever be that deep
- (MLE, MTE, slang) Asking the listener whether they agree; right?, OK?
- Synonym: (British slang) innit
- 2019 August 1, “Dennis Da Menace”, performed by PS Hitsquad:
- PS, menace, might as well call me Dennis / And I got stripes, ahlie bro tell 'em
- 2020 May 10, @onlymikes_, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 23 July 2023:
- These tunes are making me realise that I was in love with Rihanna. She's still living in London ahlie ?
- 2022 April 4, @__chixxy, Twitter[5], archived from the original on 23 July 2023:
- so, everyone's fighting for their life rn ahlie?
- 2022 September 12, @_ManLikeAJ, Twitter[6], archived from the original on 23 July 2023:
- Marvel and Netflix need to understand that we know gay people exist, trying to force this lgbtq agenda and gay characters down our throat ain't it, I just want to watch a movie and relax ahlie
References
[edit]- [Eul Basa (2017 July 9) “The Ultimate Guide To Toronto Slang For Everyday Situations”, in Narcity[7], archived from the original on 2023-01-22: “Ahlie / A remark used for confirmatory purposes or to express skepticism. / Ex. / Person 1: My girl Angela got my eyebrows lookin' fleeky today. / Person 2: Ahlie.]”
Further reading
[edit]- “ahlie”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.