gaes

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English guys.

Noun

gaes

  1. (colloquial, originally Internet slang) guys (used to address a general group of people)

Usage notes

Commonly used in social media and live streaming platforms. May be repeated multiple times in the same utterance, with it becoming an attention catcher to signal solidarity with fellow "hip", Internet-savvy Indonesians, as opposed to a simple generic address term.[1]

References

  1. ^ David Gil (2024), “Borrowing within Malayic: The role of exotericity”, in Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, volume 25, number 3, →DOI, pages 480–530
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