A fork of Rural Dictionary
In the New York City college community, the symbol (y) is used in internet conversations as a symbol for a thong. As New York City sets trends for the rest of the world, this definition is soon to be used all across America and planet earth.
So it's not thumbs up nor boobs anymore. Get used to it.
Boy 1: I stalked you on facebook. Nice (y).
Girl 1: OMG, what does (y) means?
Girl 2: It means thong.
A shorthand way to write "yo" to save space, although now more used to seem cool. The parentheses symbolize the "o" encasing the "y" forming "yo."
Dave: "(Y) wassup brotha'"
Mark: "Not much (y) just chillin'."
What you type into your scientific calculator when you want to recreate the famous triple breast scene from Total Recall.
This is the scene from Total Recall you must see - (. Y . Y .)