CYA

American

Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. cover your ass. See cover.

CYA British

abbreviation

see you: used as a farewell in text messages, emails, etc

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Etymology

Origin of CYA

C20

Example Sentences

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“I think they are running a CYA campaign,” he said.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2023

"That email screams out CYA," said a current Trump administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

From Fox News • May 21, 2020

Last year former figure skater Janet Tscha began hosting a virtual ice-skating watch party called “Skating Lesson” via a new interactive, live-events platform called CYA Live.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2020

It is the hour of CYA in Washington.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2018

Writers acquire the hedge habit to conform to the bureaucratic imperative that’s abbreviated as CYA, which I’ll spell out as Cover Your Anatomy.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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