Haiyaa

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."

by agustin-harrison-69420 October 1, 2021

Haiyaa

Expression of disappointment by your average asian parent.

"Haiyaa! This rice is too wet." said Uncle Roger

by saltyasian888 September 30, 2020

haiyaa

An Asian slang to describe disappointment in something. Made famous by Uncle Roger (comedian Nigel Ng).

How could you drain rice with colander? Haiyaa!

by MrTumi November 11, 2020

Haiyaa

When your disappointed

Haiyaa, the bus come late

by Thisisnothing May 16, 2022

Haiyaa

(Hi-yaa)
its used in a form of disappointment

(person 1) I support Jellybean!
(person 2)haiyaa..

by girlinmiddleschool May 31, 2022

Haiya

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."

by DonXnoD September 23, 2020

Haiya

The feeling of all the disappointment

Haiyaaa, no MSG in this egg fy rice

by MrNobodyImportant November 29, 2020