SOY

What Does SOY Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

SOY means "Shame On You."

More Observations...

The abbreviation SOY indicates disapproval, disgust or distaste at something that someone has just written. For example:

Billy: I dumped her by text.
Paul: SOY. You should've done it face-to-face.

Sam: I charged her $10.
Tyler: SOY! That's all she earns in an hour.

SOY expresses disgust or distaste in the same way as the expressions "Ack!" and "Eww!".

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When I write SOY, I mean this:

"Shame On You" for polluting our oceans.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

SOY
Definition:	Shame On You
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at SOY

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Ess Oh Why"), SOY is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words. SOY is typically used as a standalone declarative sentence (i.e., a statement). It is not normally used as another part of speech within a wider sentence.