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It's a french phonetic abbreviation for "à ce qu'il paraît". It's basically a shortcut for that means "From what I heard".

It's also used as "It seems".

It can appear in English when a French use it in an English context.

'askip' is also used in the spoken French.
askip ils on perdu beaucoup d'argent
askip they lost a lot of money
askip by SmileyTD November 20, 2019
Related Words

asking for a friend 

Someone uses this phrase while asking a question. They claim to be asking for a friend, when they are in fact asking for themselves.
"Are narwhals real? Asking for a friend."
asking for a friend by Ash1355 November 3, 2015
The most sweetest person in the world. She is the most beautiful person you will ever meet. The best sense of humor & very bubbly & talkative. An energetic soul with a great mind. Focused, and hardworking. A very loyal person and can be mean only when she is pushed to that point. The world's biggest goof ball and not even words in the dictionary can describe her.
Hey, I went to see Asiphe today
Asiphe by liyassso August 15, 2020

Askident 

A question unwisely asked.
“Did you actually ask Renada how far along she was?”

“I did.”

“She’s not pregnant, you know.”

“I know that... now.”

“What were you thinking?”

“I wasn't. It was an askident.”
Askident by PJMac August 10, 2012

nowhere near the asking 

Any result from a transaction that was disappointing.

Not getting what you wanted or expected from something.
What did you get for the Beemer in the end?

£3 large
Nowhere near the asking then! (Car on sale for £4500)

What was she like on the blowjobs?
Nowhere near the asking - about 6/10
Goose then!
Yeah.

I'm going nowhere near the asking on those Glasto tickets I'd sooner watch it on telly!

Assipal syndrome 

is used towards ones who always complain because they think that their opinion and they are most important. Commonly are creeping, infantile and sometimes are backstabbing. They also may use =) and those.
assipal syndrome
Assipal syndrome by rain97 April 24, 2022