react Andy

English

Alternative forms

• react Anderson
• reacting Andy

Etymology

From react + Andy (“slang for a Twitch streamer”), originating from live streaming service Twitch in late 2018.

Noun

react Andy (plural react Andys or react Andies)

1. (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) A streamer who publishes videos in which they react to other people's content.
   • 2019 October 20, colboiii, Twitter‎^[2]:

     He pulls in 30k viewers to watch him be a react andy, they are there for him not the game.

   • 2022 August 26, Ari Phoenix, “Twitch Slang, Emotes, and Streaming Terms Dictionary”, in Creatoko‎^[3]:

     Usually, streamers who reacts to others content might be called a React Andy, or the more refined React Anderson. You might also hear of someone being an 8K Andy or another number meaning the number of viewers they average.

   • 2023 January 12, Scott Duwe, “XQc loses all composure after Twitch chat roasts him for 'accidentally' liking spicy TikTok”, in Dot Esports‎^[4]:

     XQc was browsing TikToks and reacting to them, as he often does during his "React Andy" segments of his streams, when he suddenly found himself being posed a very interesting and quite personal question from a new video.

Usage notes

• When bearing a negative connotation, it refers to a reaction streamer who provides little to no insightful commentary or "steals" other people's content.

See also

• reply girl