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Haiya is the opposite of fuiyoh and is the MSG of words. It is used when expressing extreme disappointment, frustration, etc. The word went from only being popular in middle-aged English speaking Asian groups to being appreciated by a wide range of people because of recent viral videos on Youtube by Uncle Roger, a persona created by an Malaysian British comedian, Nigel Ng.

"Everybody should use the word haiya to expand your vocabulary, no matter if you're asian, white, black, or green." -- Uncle Roger, 2020
"Haiya green again today, so sad."
Haiya by DonXnoD September 23, 2020
Related Words
halyard Halya halyaj halyak halyamorous HALA halal haiya Halab Haiyaa
(popular in Algeria) The gold diggers dream, a male ready to spend millions to satisfy his superficial and materialistic girlfriend but gets nothing in return (no sex , no love)
Salim: Hamza bought a ring to his grlfriend
Mouloud: he's such a halab !
Halab by thecoremaster90 November 11, 2014
Uncle Roger's catchprase.
In Mandarin it is "āi yā" which means "Oh No!"
But Uncle Roger is Hokkien Chinese.

So In Hokkien Chinese, "hāi" means fucked up. "ah" is when something is done.
So the phrase "Haiyaa" means you did something fucked up.

It's not racist for non-Asian folks to say Haiyaa.
"Haiyaa is the MSG of words, it contain all the flavor..." "Your bus comes late, Haiyaa." "Your baby born with three arm, Haiyaa."
Haiyaa by agustin-harrison-69420 October 1, 2021

halad moment 

A great moment in gaming history.
YO you see that singed get a pentakill?? That was a HALAD MOMENT!!!
halad moment by Bogartcross September 5, 2021

Halalify 

To make proper or ritually pure or eat food conforming to dietary Islamic laws.
Some food industries don't halalify meat
Halalify by Abdi Mahad October 20, 2012
A beautiful girl who doesn't know that she's beautiful, and even insists on denying it. Beautiful here doesn't refer to her physical appearance; she may be incredibly sexy but her heart is her true treasure. She's soft and tender like the inside of a rose, she's reserved and closed like its outside. On the outside a rose's color is faded, on the inside it is the most beautiful and passionate color of red seen by man. Her thorns stubbornly draw blood to resist human touch and they succeed at keeping people away. She doesn't let her guard down easily because she refuses to show glimpses of her vulnerable beauty to those who don't deserve it. Don't let her innocent smile fool you, it hides the deepest secrets. Don't let her sweet eyes fool you, they're fearless. If you are worthy, she alone will let you inside her heart. If you are worthy, she will love you like no other, and you will heal.
Person 1: Maaan I thought she was into me but it turns out she's not. I can't figure her out. She confuses me.

Person 2: She's Hala, what do you expect?
HALA by rayanh93 July 17, 2018