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Exclam. A greeting, hello. (Midlands/North use. Dialect)

"Ay-up, mate!" "Ay-up!"

A greeting used by Northerners and in parts of the Northern Midlands in the United Kingdom, for example Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottingham and so on. It is another way to say hello and comes with an accent, which is very typically Northern.

Dave: Ay-up Michael, han't seen you round ere' in a while Michael: Aye!

a term used to greet to someone who lives in the north west of England.

'ay up lad you reet' 'aye'

also used as far south as the midlands! meaning..."look out" or "look who's here"..."look what's happened"

"ay up!", look who just walked in "ay up!", it's pissin' it down

Can mean either hello to a girl OR theres a really fit lass/girl.

Pretty girl walks in "ay up lass" boy "hello" pretty girl

A word meaning hello and also meaning great happiness towards something.

Teacher: Today we will be watching a film. Student: ay ay big ups! Lily: Hey Stephen. Stephen: ay ay big ups Lily

when your extremely exited/gassed about something

Person 1: OMG the motive is tonight, im buzzing ! Person 2: ay up ay up!!!