CYA

abbreviation for 1. (Telecommunications) text messaging see you: used as a farewell in text messages, emails, etc 2. (Commerce) cover your ass, used in business to refer to protective policies and practices [C20]

CYA

Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. cover your ass.

Translations

CYA

rude slang An abbreviation for "cover your ass," meaning to act in order to avoid blame or responsibility for something or prevent oneself from experiencing negative consequences. Hey, if you weren't home when the puppy got out, CYA. You're like every other politician: you don't care about the outcome of the vote, you just CYA.

cover your ass

take steps to protect yourself.See also: ass, cover

Cover your ass

and CYA sent. & comp. abb. Do what is necessary to protect yourself from discovery or criticism. (Usually objectionable.) CYA when the shit hits the fan. See also: ass, cover

CYA

verbSee Cover your ass

cover one's/your ass (CYA)

Protect oneself in case of failure, avoid being blamed for something. This rather rude expression dates from the 1950s and may have originated in the military. It has since been used in many different contexts. For example, the McLaughlin Group, a television panel, used the acronymic form: “Is he a hero . . . [or] a CYA practitioner?” (July 26, 1987).See also: ass, cover

CYA

Acronym	Definition
CYA➣See You
CYA➣Cover Your Ass
CYA➣Canadian Yachting Association
CYA➣Chantilly Youth Association (Chantilly, VA)
CYA➣California Youth Authority
CYA➣Cover Your Assets
CYA➣College Year in Athens (Greece; study abroad program)
CYA➣Cyclosporine A (immunosuppressant)
CYA➣Cyanuric Acid
CYA➣Cy Young Award (ML Baseball Award for Pitching)
CYA➣Change Your Attitude
CYA➣College/Young Adult (ministry)
CYA➣Carry Your Ass
CYA➣Cumbria Youth Alliance (UK)
CYA➣Classic Yacht Association
CYA➣Cover Your Answer(s)
CYA➣Call Your Attorney
CYA➣Cuban Yoga Association
CYA➣Carclew Youth Arts (Australia)
CYA➣Canadian Youth Assembly (est. 2008)
CYA➣Can You Articulate
CYA➣Christian Youth Association
CYA➣Challenge Your Assumptions
CYA➣Catch You Afterwards
CYA➣Committee of Young Artists (Mississauga Arts Council)
CYA➣Company of Young Artists (Youth Musical Theater Group, Fullerton College, CA)