Skip to main content
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.
An informal, jovial greeting, originates from "hiya". Used commonly in Liverpool where "iyer" is easier to pronounce than "hiya".
Alice: 'Iyer bob, how are you?"
Bob: 'I'm great thanks Alice, and you?
iyer by CestLaVieEtToi April 8, 2010
Iyer is a surname belonging to Tamil Brahmins from the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India. Iyers are 3% of the population of Tamil Nadu are are found in negligible numbers in other states in India.

Typical Iyer Traits - reserved and quiet, intelligent, highly educated, non-confrontational, mild-mannered, secretive, highly ethical, strict and disciplined, frugal & conservative lifestyle, hates being the center of attention, not very social, will be hesitant to help, kinda selfish and scheming. They are usually interested in reading, chess, cricket, coffee, carnatic music, dosa, sambhar, and visiting temples. Most of them work as doctors/engineers/lawyers/accountants/professors. Iyers do not have a spirit of community or brotherhood, but they are proud of Iyer heritage.

Iyers are disliked in Tamil Nadu as they have been guilty of discriminating against lower castes in the past. Dravidians (Lower caste Tamil people) regard Brahmins (Iyers & Iyengars - Upper caste Tamil people) as 'Aryans', 'outsiders', or just invaders and oppressors in general. As a result, most Iyers have moved out of Tamil Nadu and have no significant ties to their homeland.

The typical Iyer aspires to get an MS/MBA degree from the USA, become a US citizen, marry an Iyer, move his parents from India to the USA, and never go back to India ever again. He has very little patriotism or love for his motherland in his heart; partly because he is disliked in his original motherland of Tamil Nadu.
That Iyer kid from our class nailed the SATs and got accepted to Stanford for Computer Science.

You couldn't pass your CPA exams on the first try? You're a disgrace to us Iyers.

Our manager is an Iyer who makes $300,000 a year, but he lives in a small apartment and drives a Toyota from the 90s.

Iyers are the Jews of India.

Wussy Iyer Boy 

An Iyer boy (most of them actually) who even if he has a PhD in some science stream will not start anything on Tuesday because he does not want to offend his parent's beliefs. In fact he never goes against his Iyer beliefs even if they are stupid and will marry the girl that his mom and dad choose for him.
Rajagopal is such a wussy Iyer boy. He does not clip his nails after dark.
Wussy Iyer Boy by Hellsangel May 15, 2013

Prabhakarna Sripalawardhana Atapattu Jayasuriya Laxmansriramkrishna Shivavenkata Rajasekara Sriniwasana Trichipalli Yekya Parampeel Parambatur Chinnaswami Muthuswami Venugopal Iyer 

He can make you reach Goa by just introduction , has a very sharp memory , loves his family and is very helpful.
Prabhakarna Sripalawardhana Atapattu Jayasuriya Laxmansriramkrishna Shivavenkata Rajasekara Sriniwasana Trichipalli Yekya Parampeel Parambatur Chinnaswami Muthuswami Venugopal Iyer , boom you reached GOA.

Aditya Iyer

lead actor in bollywoods 3 idiots, although not well known. Loves food, but cannot reach platinum rank in rainbow 6 seige, as shown in the movie.
girl 1: whose that sexy lead cast in 3 idiots
boy 1: thats Aditya Iyer, my fave
Aditya Iyer by Tbothbuff January 31, 2021

Indian Iyer 

A racist term as if you call somebody indian iyer
Oh great now the indian Iyer is here
Indian Iyer by fetchilaskonish January 17, 2021
More from Urban Dictionary

fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
Word of the Day on October 14, 2026

funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026
Load more