Aiyo/Aiya Origin: Chinese/Singlish – used as a form of exclamation before a full sentence Aiyo and aiya are often used as an exclamation remark before one put across his/her sentence to express displeasure, frustration or unhappiness. They are derived from the chinese words 哎唷 (aiyo) and 哎呀 (aiya) and are similar to “oh no” or “ouch” […]
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