What does the word 「こいや」 mean?

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The full sentence is 「ちょっとこいや」.

Since no one has mentioned it in his answer, I am going to mention it here. It is the tough guy's imperative. Everyone says "Come here." in English, but only a limited number of people would say 「ちょっとこいや。」 in Japanese. — , Mar 19 '15 at 07:23

White Shirt · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-19T08:03:33.797

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It's not a word on its own, but a combination of 来い (imperative "come") and や (see #3 in this dictionary entry).

As l'électeur pointed out in the comments, it can be understood as a "tough guy's imperative."

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answered Mar 19 '15 at 04:59

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '15 at 05:37

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This means come here and it is quite casual.

answered Mar 19 '15 at 05:37

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 19 '15 at 08:27

As l'électeur said, it definitely shows tough guy's commanding nature. For example consider the following statement:

そんなの忘れてちょっくら晩飯でも食いにこいや。

Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.

In the statement above

ちょっくら means a little

晩飯 or ばんめし means dinner

食い or くい means eating

As you can understand from the context, the speaker's statement has somewhat demanding/commanding nuance attached to it. I think if you understand the nuance, you will understand how and when to use it.

What does the word 「こいや」 mean?

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