b'y
BY, rhymes with eyenoun, interjectionRegionalAtlantic Canada
A Canadian English slang term. Browse all Canadian slang.
What it means
'Boy', used in Newfoundland as a general address term regardless of the addressee's age or, frequently, gender. 'Yes b'y' is the province's most recognisable phrase, and means anything from genuine agreement to flat disbelief.
In use
Yes b'y, that's some good.
—I walked the whole way. —Yes b'y.
Note: Deadpan disbelief. The same two words as sincere agreement.