• alie

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• IPA^(key): /əˈlaɪ/

ahlie

1. (MLE, MTE, slang)An expression ofagreement.
   • 2015 June 26, “Fallback”, inCruel Intentions‎^[1], performed byTory Lanez:

     She bad, ahlie?Ahlie

     The first "ahlie" is being used in sense 2.

   • 2018 July 31, @sean_o100,Twitter‎^[2], archived fromthe original on23 July 2023:

     Silent treatment don't work on me, we both not talking for daysahlie lol

   • 2018 August 18, @alhan,Twitter‎^[3], archived fromthe original on23 July 2023:

     Ahlie fam it could never ever be that deep

2. (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 fromthe original on23 July 2023:

     These tunes are making me realise that I was in love with Rihanna. She's still living in Londonahlie ?

   • 2022 April 4, @__chixxy,Twitter‎^[5], archived fromthe original on23 July 2023:

     so, everyone's fighting for their life rnahlie?

   • 2022 September 12, @_ManLikeAJ,Twitter‎^[6], archived fromthe original on23 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 relaxahlie

• [Eul Basa (9 July 2017), “The Ultimate Guide To Toronto Slang For Everyday Situations”, inNarcity‎^[7], archived fromthe original on22 January 2023: “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.]”

• “ahlie”, inUrban Dictionary, launched 1999.

• Elahi,Haile,e-hail

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