aye aye

[John Pruden]

were dos the saying aye aye come from??jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

were dos the saying aye aye come from??jp

Possibly:

This literally translates - Always; ever

What this means is the person making the reply is saying he is professing his devotion to a group forever.

This was the oath taking by conscripts when joining the Norse Vikings.

A LITTLE MORE:


The expression was also used on the Viking ships when replying to the captain and is a reference to the oath they had sworn.

This is where the modern, misuse of the word comes from. The slang is a result of Ei-Ei which was always used to agree with the captain and over time became confused to mean "Yes". In fact it does not mean that at all.

It means one agrees to join a group forever and nothing else.

It is interesting because this history directly relates to the common phrase Yi-Ei-Man Aye Aye (Ei Ei)Captain, I will do my part.

K.

[John Pruden]

thanks keith as ever answers? I often wondered were it came from.jp

[John Albert Evans]

Jim,

DAUBENTONIA MADAGASCARIENS.

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Oops wrong aye aye, I think.

John

[Captain Kong]

That picture reminded me of a woman I once knew. aargghh

[John Pruden]

yes brian but the night before full of ale she was a beauty? got the t shirts for themjp

[Jack Jenkins]

I think it was possibly from a Geordie who stuttered

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
I thought it was when the Captain caught the Chief steward in bed with the Cook. Aye Aye wink wink.
Cheers Des

[cappy]

now then jack the aye aye is a shortened version of the Geordie why aye .....which means of course .....so if your mate ses do you fancy a pint a Geordie would say why aye .....similar used word in Geordie land would be haddaway meaning go away ......as in pulling a boat hard away is the term used shortened to haddaway ......so you've learned something today and sorry that ......my closing term is iam noo gannin yerm regards cappy

[Evan Lewis]

I think it was possibly from a Geordie who stuttered

Thanks go to Keith too.(He's a canny lad ) Wondered how it was spelt. Cheers!