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signature steve vai guitar sound.
made by playing with a special pedal and precise timing.
person A: "That Vai show was bitchin'!"
person B: "Did he do the Yai Yai?"
person A: "Fuck yea! He was like 'wah wah wah YAI YAI!!!' And then Billy Sheehan played a sick bass solo."
yai yai by D999 September 4, 2005
Cantonese lingo for being bad. Commonly used when talking to little kids.
Yai yai by Dailotom November 2, 2022

YAI YAI YAI 

Someone in distress from being annoyed or frustrated
Some guy: hey you want to go to the park later?
Other guy: sure why not
Some guy: alright.

-2 hrs later-
Other guy: so you ready to got to the park

Some guy: I don’t want to go.
Other guy: but you said we could

Some guy: well that sucks doesn’t it?
Other guy: you can’t—- just——no———YAI YAI YAI

Ay yai yai

Ay yai yai basically means oh boy. It can be used in a positive or negative connotation. It can also be a celebratory shout in the middle of a celebration.
Ay yai yai by Tippity February 28, 2011

Ai yai yai! 

can be used to express defeat, confusion, excitment, joy, anger...everything depending on your tone.

Usually indicates some kind of problem.

also a great way avoid answering questions properly and seem like you are invested in conversation.
boring person: blah blah blah blah blaAAAAhhh.
you: ai yai yai.
boring person: blah blaaaah blahhhh???
you AI YAI YAI!
Ai yai yai! by dolar001 June 9, 2011

No Yai Yais 

This is a playful but direct way of telling someone to stop complaining or whining
No Yai Yais please in Seattle