ayy lmao

noun

An extraterrestrial alien.

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Meanings

nounayy lmao (plural ayy lmaos)

plural ayy lmaos

  1. InternethumorousAn extraterrestrial alien.

    Would it be possible to win against an ayy lmao invasion?

    2016 December 7, anonymous author, 4chan, /k/
    2 more examples

    I've never actually used Alienware, and I don't actually care about people's favorite brands, I just want to start an ayy lmao thread.

    2014 August 28, anonymous author, “ITT: Your Favorite Computer Brand”, in 4chan, /g/

    The number of ayy lmaos on the shadow chamber seems too small for the mission

    2023 December 17, /u/mrbucket08, “Is there a way to know if an Alien Ruler is in the area? I’ve killed the Archon King, now I need to finish off the Viper King and Berserker Queen”, in Reddit, /r/Xcom
phrase
  1. datedUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ayy, LMAO.

Origin

Associated with image macros of extraterrestrial aliens, the first attested around early 2013, the phrase sharing the first syllable /ˈeɪ.l/ with alien.

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APA

ayy lmao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayy%20lmao

MLA

“ayy lmao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayy%20lmao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayy lmao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayy%20lmao.

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