A yanny is a word or phrase that is capable of distracting the entire internet for at least 24 hours. When you "drop a yanny," you start a contentious debate on some type of public forum.
Yannies usually cause an extremely intense but brief disagreement between opposing groups. This dispute might include the sense that adversaries are living on a completely alien planet, one where colors appear different and words, even when spoken in the same language, sound utterly unfamiliar. Yanny is derived from the Latin word yanerious meaning both "frenzy" and "word with many sounds." It shares a Greek root, daphne, with words including laurel.
by brokenlightbulb June 6, 2018

by MS RIGENY March 22, 2022

A night owl in her 20s but is as tired as an 80yr old grandma. Writes kick ass compositions and will kick ur ass in pewpew. 10/10 awesome hooman being 10/10 needs sleep
by sabaw123 November 22, 2021

correct person : yo have u listened to that recording of yanny
incorrect person : you mean laurel?
cp: wtf no it yanny
ip: um no its laurel
cp: bro watchu on
incorrect person : you mean laurel?
cp: wtf no it yanny
ip: um no its laurel
cp: bro watchu on
by wtfamidoingfml June 7, 2018

by hallo mi nam iz ... June 6, 2018
