Although misconstrued as a question, this is actually just a form of 'hello'. Derives from the North of England, usually slurred into one syllable, sounding thus- 'oo-eye?'
'Yalright.'
'Oo-eye.'
OR commonly:
Northerner- 'Yalright'
Southerner- 'Yes thankyou I had a touch of the flu on Thursday but recovered much quicker than I first suspected. I've been working a lot recently, and what with the kids it was inevitable I would get run down. Looking forward to the summer though! Are-you-al-right?'
Northerner- *confused*
1. Expression used to avoid an awkward moment or awkward conversation.
2. Abrupt expression used stop someone from disclosing too much information.
A: "Hey, what did you do last night?"
B: "Oh, I stayed home. I'm sick"
A: "Really? I thought I saw you at the bar with some creepy ol---"
B: "YALLRIGHT."
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.