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单词 amirite
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amiriteint.

Brit. /ˌamᵻˈrʌɪt/, /ˌamʌɪˈrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌæməˈraɪt/, /ˌæmˌaɪˈraɪt/
Forms: 1900s– amiright, 1900s– amirite, 2000s– amaright, 2000s– amarite.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: am I right? at right adj. and int. Phrases 12.
Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of am I right: see am I right? at right adj. and int. Phrases 12.With the reduplicated use compare this earlier example with conventional spelling and spacing:1896 J. Barnes Princetonian ii. 24 Did you notice his neck?..He's a second Hector,—am I right, or am I right?
colloquial.
‘Am I right?’, used to invite agreement or to assert that one's previous statement is correct. Also reduplicated for humorous emphasis as amirite or amirite? Cf. am I (not) right? at right adj. and int. Phrases 12. In quot. 1918 in an isolated early use punningly after the place name Amarillo.
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1918 Santa Fe Mag. Jan. 79/1 Ye correspondent's New Year's resolution is to do his level best to be the livest correspondent on the magazine, and he believes he can do so with the assistance of other employes in Amarillo. Amiright or Amarillo?
1998 demon.ip.support.newuser 11 Apr. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 6 Mar. 2019) If the killed thread is completely removed, Turnpike will forget that the thread's been killed, and start downloading it again. Amirite?
2010 @deathchips 3 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 29 Oct. 2020) Real life jobs that use algebra: algebra teachers. amiright or amiright?
2018 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 28 Nov. g8 Sometimes, if you are determined to be with someone—anyone—you will simply refuse to see what might be right in front of you. Amirite?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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