Yanny

1.) What some people hear when the word Laurel is said
2.) An internet craze in 2018

"This is my friend Laurel"
"Nice to meet you Yanny!"

by Girlydubz June 6, 2018

Yanny

A word or phrase that is capable of distracting the entire internet for at least 24 hours; to start a contentious debate on some type of public forum.

There was a yanny that went viral earlier this week. It caused the world to split into two.

by PersonSomewhere. June 6, 2018

Yanny

A useless argument over phonemes.

Did you hear “yanny” or “Laurel?” “Idk man, but this debate is a yanny.

by Classical Quaker June 7, 2018

Yanny

A word no one hears in the internet sensation that is Laurel vs. Yanny.

DeShawn: What do you hear bro - Laurel or Yanny?
Jamal: Yanny, dawg.
DeShawn: You a liar!

by zyzzyvaxpert June 6, 2018

Yanny

The real answer to whether its YANNY or LAUREL

Bob: Hey, check this out. Do you hear YANNY or LAUREL?
Sally: YANNY DUH!!
Bob: SAME, how do people even hear LAUREL???

by loveyoububba June 10, 2018

Yanny

Sorry did you mean Laurel?

Steve: Did you here Yanny?
Jessica: You mean Laurel?
Steve: No?

by Actual Trash, Like, Really November 24, 2018

Yanny

Something that a large group of people perceive to be right which is actually wrong.

It all just got really yanny, people were so confused.

by Manhare June 6, 2018