ahlie

English

Alternative forms

• alie

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈlaɪ/

Interjection

ahlie

1. (MLE, MTE, slang) An expression of agreement.
   • 2015 June 26, “Fallback”, in Cruel Intentions‎, performed by Tory Lanez:

     She bad, ahlie? Ahlie

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

   • 2018 July 31, @sean_o100, Twitter‎, 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, archived from the original on 23 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, 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, archived from the original on 23 July 2023:

     so, everyone's fighting for their life rn ahlie?

   • 2022 September 12, @_ManLikeAJ, Twitter‎, 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

• [Eul Basa (2017 July 9) “The Ultimate Guide To Toronto Slang For Everyday Situations”, in Narcity‎, 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

• “ahlie”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.

Anagrams

• Elahi, Haile, e-hail