I say
(British, dated) An exclamation used to call someone or attract someone's attention.
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cuffs on my wrists & ankles a raw cock in my hole jizz on my face hold the camera up and tell me to say "come unload in the cheapest whore in town" if I say no... they'll just grab my phone, do face unlock, and turn a…
i say all that and then i boot up the game to find that my mii and Ari's mii have had a baby in-game and we both get emotional 😭😭😭 his name is Spencer 🥰
there are lessons to be learned and consequences for all the stupid things i say.
Little i say as if he isnt around 188
I've landed on plenty of "genocide supporter" lists because I say things like "Hamas and Likud have both committed war crimes".
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(British, dated) An exclamation used to call someone or attract someone's attention.
I say, what is the meaning of this?
“cuffs on my wrists & ankles a raw cock in my hole jizz on my face hold the camera up and tell me to say "come unload in the cheapest whore in town" if I say no... they'll just grab my phone, do face unlock, and turn all my socials to live broadcast...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i say all that and then i boot up the game to find that my mii and Ari's mii have had a baby in-game and we both get emotional 😭😭😭 his name is Spencer 🥰”
— Bluesky· May 2026“there are lessons to be learned and consequences for all the stupid things i say.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Little i say as if he isnt around 188”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I've landed on plenty of "genocide supporter" lists because I say things like "Hamas and Likud have both committed war crimes".”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated) A traditional introduction to a joke, usually thrice repeated.
Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
“>> Can I say the Nas song with uh Amy”
“>> Can I say though I can't tell a”
“>> Can I say the Nas song with uh Amy”
“>> Can I say though, Tupac was one of the”
“>> Can I say though I can't tell a”
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“>> Can I say though, Tupac was one of the”
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(British, dated) An exclamation of surprise or protest.
I say! That's impressive!
"I say" means: An exclamation of surprise or protest.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"I say" means: An exclamation of surprise or protest.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (British) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“What do you do when you feel stupid? How can you figure it out without paying for an IQ test? I’ve been told my whole life that I’m smart because I did well in school, but I really doubt it. I can’t even learn to drive properly, and I keep making careless mistakes. I'm not very articulate, sometimes what I say doesn’t make sense. What do you do when you feel like this?”
— r/NoStupidQuestions· May 2026“I HATE THISSS for some reason whenever I'm being myself I always get called cute and I hate it, and when I say I'm not cute they still call me cute.”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“The more I Say I hate AI in Reddit, the more I get this kind of ads... "Alpha Ceo AI Male"... 🥀”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“I’m not sure what to do 18m taking a gap year before college. I’ve never dated before but I really want to but it also seems dumb to do that when I know I’m gonna leave. Idk, I say that but I also think like how am I gonna get a girlfriend. I guess all that to say 18m looking for a date in the Denton county Tx area”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“Im not kidding when i say this image appeared mysteriously in my gallery, or i took a print and forg”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026
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“When using sultry to describe someone does it mainly mean hot with passion? I’m trying to learn new words and in the book I’m reading it used sultry in the context of anger. It just feels like a word can’t describe two different emotions because if I say someone has a sultry stare or something it can be taken both ways.”
— r/words· Apr 2026
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